At Landsbankinn, we have never received as many notifications of attempted cybercrime as this year. This year to date, fraud notifications are more numerous than the entire year 2024, which in itself was a record year. On the bright side, damages from cybercrime have not grown in line with the increase in incidents. Many have nevertheless lost large amounts and, in some cases, a significant portion of their life savings.

What are the best and strongest passwords? Best and strongest isn’t quite the same, because good passwords need to combine the qualities of being memorable AND a strong defence against cybercrime. The answer might surprise you!

Cybercriminal activity is on the rise. We’ve compiled accessible information on how to recognise cyberfraud and private measures we can take to protect against it.

We want to warn our customers against cybercrime activity, especially attempts perpetrated through social media and messaging apps, which have been rampant of late.

The summer months usually see an increase in attempted internet fraud. Scammers may be hoping that people on vacation are more likely to thoughtlessly click on links or fail to read text messages or e-mails carefully before responding to them.