Author: ESET Ireland

Irish businesses targeted by an infected fake complaint email

June 19, 2013

ESET Ireland has detected another threat targeting Irish businesses. Emails are being received by .ie email addresses, with an infected attachment and an official looking complaint notification: Subject:     FW : Complaint – 5458414 Date:     Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:52:35 -0600 From:     Dun & BradStreet <alert@dnb.com> New Complaint : 5458414 Dun & Bradstreet … More Irish businesses targeted by an infected fake complaint email

Needles and haystacks – the art of threat attribution

June 17, 2013

Over the past few weeks we have seen a lot of attention paid by the media to the targeted attack campaign reported on by ESET and Norman researchers, with articles appearing not just on security-focused news sites such as DaniWeb, DarkReading, Hacker News, SC Magazine and Virus Bulletin, but also in the general computing trade … More Needles and haystacks – the art of threat attribution

Fake iPhone charger can hack iOS in under 60 seconds

June 4, 2013

A fake iPhone charger could be used to bypass the defenses of Apple’s smartphone, three researchers from Georgia Tech have claimed. In an upcoming presentation at this summer’s Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, the researchers claim to have created a “malicious charger” which can inject software into an iOS device in under a … More Fake iPhone charger can hack iOS in under 60 seconds

Electrical grids “woefully prepared” for cyber attacks

May 27, 2013

Electrical grids worldwide have become more susceptible to cyber attacks due to the use of industrial control systems, according to market analysts ABI Research. Spending on cybersecurity to protect infrastructure will total $2.9 billion by the end of 2013, the analyst claims. “The restructuring of the power sector and the emergence of the smart grid … More Electrical grids “woefully prepared” for cyber attacks