Author: ESET Ireland

5 million VTech customers affected by major data breach

December 1, 2015

VTech has announced that it has experienced a data breach, which has affected up to five million of its customers. The specialist electronic toys and technology company revealed that its Learning Lodge website, which has been “temporarily suspended”, was compromised on November 14th. Learning Lodge, which is similar to app stores like Google Play, is … More 5 million VTech customers affected by major data breach

Different nations’ online banking habits: better safe than sorry?

November 30, 2015

Would you bank online without the protection of security software? If your answer is “no, don’t be silly”, then you are in agreement with the more than 77% of British internet users who make sure they have a security solution in place when using online financial services. This is according to a survey conducted by … More Different nations’ online banking habits: better safe than sorry?

How your nationality may influence your online Black Friday shopping

November 26, 2015

Germans are known for many things: punctuality, directness, their focus on details and their love of beer. Now there is another attribute to add to this list – security-awareness. And, when it comes to shopping online, 91.6% of Germans try hard to stay protected from cyberthreats. Most of them (71.4%) say they use antivirus or another … More How your nationality may influence your online Black Friday shopping