We now spend longer on our smartphones and tablets than ever before, with more powerful and cheaper devices having a massive impact on our lives. One of the biggest reasons for this shift away from desktop computers and other forms of entertainment is down to the ever-growing popularity of mobile apps, which have, since 2008, … More How parents can assess the suitability of apps for their kids
New study reveals that life size skeletons, inflatable elephants and over a hundred thousand mobile phones are just some of the things left in UK bars each year Just in time for the Christmas party season, a new study from internet security firm ESET has revealed that UK bars guzzle up a staggering 138,000 mobile … More Over 100,000 mobile phones and laptops left in UK bars each year
ESET has collaborated with Microsoft, CERT.PL and various law enforcement bodies around the world to disrupt known Dorkbot botnets by sinkholing their C&C servers. ESET shared technical analysis, statistical information about the malware used, and known command and control servers’ domains and IPs. We also were able to leverage our historical knowledge of this threat … More News from the Dorkside: Dorkbot botnet disrupted
Would you pay 800€ to have your encrypted computer files unlocked? That’s the going rate of cybercriminals’ ransomware these days. ESET Ireland has partners all over Ireland and one of them from Co. Wexford passed on to us the unfortunate story of a customer who got their computer infected by Cryptolocker malware, and since it … More An Irishman’s experience with Cryptolocker
One day, as you’re busy surfing on one of your favorite online stores, you stumble upon a pair of chic shades … they’re the very ones you’ve been looking for, for quite some time. And that’s not it. Best of all, they are really cheap. So you add the sunglasses to your shopping cart, proceed … More Russians embrace Bitcoins, the West sticks with PayPal
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