In the recent weeks IT security experts at ESET Ireland have seen a massive run of targeted scam emails spamming Irish mailboxes, all with various attempts to scam Permanent TSB customers. The emails come with subject lines like “Your access to Open24 online banking has been locked”, “Your account has been temporarily suspended”, “We found … More Permanent TSB’s good name under attack by scammers
When something in your vicinity happens, you know right away if it is good or right. When the traffic light on a busy road is red, you know not to cross and when it is green you can cross, but still be looking around to see if it is safe. With different instances that are … More Advanced Heuristics
Introduction At the end of each year, ESET prepares a document about trends in malware, cybercrime and other types of malicious computer attacks, based on what has been observed and analyzed throughout the current year. It is important to point out that by a trend we mean a projection performed by the company according to … More Trends for 2013: Astounding growth of mobile malware
While it might sometimes seem as though I spend all my time tracking scams and hoaxes, it’s not actually the case. ESET’s core business is still (real) malware. And in fact, there are plenty of scams that slide on and off my radar too quickly for me to take much notice. For instance, academic journal … More Diamonds are forever, and so are investment scams
Top Ten Threats at a Glance (graph) Analysis of ESET Live Grid, a sophisticated malware reporting and tracking system, shows that the highest number of detections this month, with almost 4.61% of the total, was scored by the INF/Autorun class of threat. The Top Ten Threats 1. INF/Autorun Previous Ranking: 1 Percentage Detected: 4.61% This … More Monthly Threat Report: November 2012
