Author: ESET Ireland

OPERATION WINDIGO: Malware Used To Attack Over 500,000 Computers Daily After 25,000 UNIX Servers Hijacked By Backdoor Trojan

March 18, 2014

Security researchers at ESET, in collaboration with CERT-Bund, the Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing as well as other agencies, have uncovered a widespread cybercriminal campaign that has seized control of over 25,000 Unix servers worldwide. The attack, which has been dubbed “Operation Windigo” by security experts, has resulted in infected servers sending out millions of … More OPERATION WINDIGO: Malware Used To Attack Over 500,000 Computers Daily After 25,000 UNIX Servers Hijacked By Backdoor Trojan

It’s not the Russians, six out of ten top email spammers come from USA

March 12, 2014

Recent research shows that about 60% of spam comes from US companies, and only about 10% from Russia and Ukraine. Whenever ESET Ireland warns the public of some new spam or scam that’s hitting Irish mailboxes, we inevitably get asked the question, where is this all coming from, who is behind it. Now we have … More It’s not the Russians, six out of ten top email spammers come from USA

Bitcoin-stealing Mac malware spreads disguised as cracked versions of Angry Birds

February 26, 2014

Mac users are warned not to download pirated software from file-sharing peer-to-peer networks, as ESET researchers have discovered Bitcoin-stealing malware being spread via cracked apps. The malware, OSX/CoinThief , was first discovered earlier this month and was found to steal login credentials related to various Bitcoin-related exchanges and wallet sites via malicious browser add-ons. CoinThief … More Bitcoin-stealing Mac malware spreads disguised as cracked versions of Angry Birds

Phishing scam targeting LinkedIn users

February 24, 2014

ESET Ireland warns that Irish mailboxes are receiving a fake email, asking users of the professional social network LinkedIn to confirm their email address. An email, pretending to come from LinkedIn is making the rounds, asking users to confirm their email address, because supposedly their account was blocked due to suspicious activity. Subject:  Important: Action … More Phishing scam targeting LinkedIn users