Author: ESET Ireland

37 million relationship cheats could be exposed by Ashley Madison hack

July 21, 2015

The 37 million users of hacked infidelity site Ashley Madison are at risk of having their names, as well as private and financial details, leaked, reports The Verge. The site, which has the slogan “Life is short. Have an affair.”, was attacked by a group calling itself the Impact Team, which claims to have gained complete access … More 37 million relationship cheats could be exposed by Ashley Madison hack

British teen sentenced for massive internet attack

July 20, 2015

British teen Seth Nolan Mcdonagh, aka “narko” has been sentenced for his role in a 2013 attack which slowed the internet around the world. Mcdonagh was sentenced at Southwark crown court to 240 hours of community service for the attack, thought to be the “biggest cyber attack in history”. The massive DDoS attack targeted junk … More British teen sentenced for massive internet attack

Top EU Official for Research and Innovation Visits ESET Lab

July 17, 2015

The European Commission’s Director-General for Research and Innovation Robert-Jan Smits paid a visit this week to the ESET Research Center at the Slovak University of Technology (SUT) and Comenius University (CU) in Bratislava, the two largest universities in Slovakia. ESET, ranked the top IT security company* in the European Union by both IDC* and Gartner*, … More Top EU Official for Research and Innovation Visits ESET Lab

5 ways attackers are targeting gamers

July 16, 2015

Video games, websites and even apps are all in the sights of hackers hungry for better scores, more money and public notoriety. In the world of cybersecurity, some targets are obvious. For example, financial service providers and the retail stores aren’t rarely targeted as they hold lots of money. Hacking a media organisation, meanwhile, can … More 5 ways attackers are targeting gamers