ESET Ireland

Ireland worst affected by Nemucod ransomware delivering trojan

March 11, 2016

ESET finds that Nemucod, the top infecting malware of recent weeks has a 15,82% world detection rate, but a 50,42% detection rate in Ireland ESET Ireland warns users against an increased number of infected emails containing a malicious attachment, which downloads and installs ransomware onto an infected device. When opened, it encrypts victims‘ files on … More Ireland worst affected by Nemucod ransomware delivering trojan

Businesses fail to prepare as cybercrime surges globally

March 10, 2016

Cybercrime is now the second most reported economic crime and has affected at least a third of organizations in the past 24 months, yet many businesses are still underprepared, a PWC report has found. According to the Global Economic Crime Survey, cybercrime has jumped from being the 4th to 2nd most reported kind of economic crime, behind … More Businesses fail to prepare as cybercrime surges globally

Android banking trojan masquerades as Flash Player and bypasses 2FA

March 9, 2016

Active users of mobile banking apps should be aware of a new Android banking trojan campaign targeting customers of large banks in Australia, New Zealand and Turkey. The banking malware, detected by ESET security products as Android/Spy.Agent.SI, can steal login credentials from 20 mobile banking apps.The list of target banks includes the largest banks in … More Android banking trojan masquerades as Flash Player and bypasses 2FA

The women of ENIAC and the future of women in tech

March 8, 2016

In 1942, six mathematicians were selected to program a machine that would help the US army calculate complex wartime ballistics tables. Using their combined mathematical and technical skill, these six programmers helped to create the Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer (ENIAC) – one of the world’s first ever electronic computers. They were also all women. … More The women of ENIAC and the future of women in tech

New Mac ransomware appears: KeRanger, spread via Transmission app

March 7, 2016

New ransomware infecting Apple OS X surfaced on March 4th 2016, with the emergence of KeRanger. The first inkling of trouble came at the weekend. Users of Transmission – a BitTorrent client widely used on OS X – might have noticed the following warning: According to the warning, which was displayed within the Transmission application … More New Mac ransomware appears: KeRanger, spread via Transmission app