Author: ESET Ireland

Irish businesses hit hard by data locking ransomware Filecoder/Cryptolocker

April 17, 2014

ESET Ireland reports the last few weeks have seen an increased number of victims of data locking ransomware among Irish businesses. Malware and support experts from the antivirus firm ESET Ireland (Ciaran McHale, Lorna Mayers, Urban Schrott) have been receiving calls for help from all over the country from businesses hit by one of the … More Irish businesses hit hard by data locking ransomware Filecoder/Cryptolocker

Heartbleed claims British mums and Canadian tax payers as victims

April 15, 2014

The critical security vulnerability in OpenSSL known commonly as “Heartbleed” continues to raise alarms, with websites now warning that hackers have breached their systems by exploiting the bug, and stolen personal information about users. For instance, Mumsnet – a phenomenally popular British parenting website with 1.5 million registered users – has reported that its servers … More Heartbleed claims British mums and Canadian tax payers as victims

Interview: Windigo victim speaks out on the ‘stealth’ malware that attacked his global company

April 15, 2014

Operation Windigo was one of the biggest operations against a criminal gang of this year – led by ESET with help from law enforcement and scientists from around the world, including Europe’s CERN (the organization behind the Large Hadron Collider). It highlighted a new, dangerous threat, where criminals target UNIX servers to redirect victims – … More Interview: Windigo victim speaks out on the ‘stealth’ malware that attacked his global company

‘Heartbleed’ encryption flaw leaves millions of sites at risk

April 9, 2014

A flaw in an encryption technology used to protect major websites including Yahoo has left a huge amount of private data at risk – researchers advise internet users to change all their passwords. The bug, known as ‘Heartbleed’ is described as one of the “most serious security flaws ever found” according to the Telegraph’s report. … More ‘Heartbleed’ encryption flaw leaves millions of sites at risk