It’s been said the only absolutely safe computers, iPads or smartphones are those without an internet connection, thus rendering them useless but ensuring complete protection from the cyber criminals responsible for sucking an estimated global total of €541.3bn a year from personal and corporate bank accounts.

A survey of five million passwords leaked on the internet has shown two new entries in the annual list of worst passwords.

Attempts by cybercriminals to sell password credentials of British MPs is a timely reminder that ‘password hygiene’ is the safest way to protect yourself online, a leading cybersecurity expert has warned.