In the recent days ESET Ireland has detected an increased spam run of a fraudulent “Notice of Tax Return” purporting to come from Irish Tax and Customs. A large percentage of Irish email addresses has been targeted with a “Notice of Tax Return” spam in the last days of 2013. The full email reads: Dear … More Fraudulent “Notice of Tax Return” spamming Irish mailboxes
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ESET HQ malware research lab is reporting new campaigns of the very effective banking trojan Hesperbot. As previously uncovered by ESET, Hesperbot is using very credible-looking spreading campaigns related to trustworthy organisations and lures victims to run the malware. The malware itself has evolved as well – ESET has researched new versions of Hesperbot that … More Advanced Banking Trojan “Hesperbot” Can Also Steal Bitcoins
The Internet is a vast source of information for all of us, and naturally some people use that information for good, and some for ill, like grooming and stalking children. ESET Ireland has previously done research which revealed that up to 73 per cent of Irish children are left unsupervised online. So what things can … More How do we protect kids from online predators?
Our recent survey about consumer opinion in the wake of the Snowden revelations about mass NSA electronic surveillance suggests that the economic implications could be deeper than experts have yet acknowledged, including negative impact on corporate profits and GDP. At the same time, like every economic challenge, the NSA revelations present some interesting opportunities for … More NSA and Wall Street: online activity shrinks, changes post-Snowden
