Whenever ESET malware researchers discover a new interesting attack, a new piece of malware, or an old threat evolving in an interesting way, we share the news on this blog. Every once in a while, though, we stumble upon something that stands out, something that doesn’t fall into the “common” malware categories that we encounter … More The Trojan Games: Odlanor malware cheats at poker
ESET Ireland encounters an interesting phishing scammer on DoneDeal. A couple of years ago, ESET Ireland has already covered some of this scamming in Scammers looking for victims on DoneDeal.ie. This time around one of our own employees had a similar experience when selling his car online. Contacted through the website by someone calling himself … More Blair is a DoneDeal scammer
UK businesses are more likely to be the victim of cybercrime than their international counterparts, according to new data from ThreatMetrix. Its analysis revealed that British enterprises were attacked more than double the number of times as their US counterparts, from both domestic and international sources – the latter tending to be from the US, … More UK businesses ‘number one target for cybercriminals’
We have been following the evolution and mass spreading of Android ransomware for a while now. After seeing early ransomware families combining fake antivirus with the ability to lock the devices screen (Android Defender, for example), last year we discovered Simplocker, the first Android ransomware to actually encrypt user files. This time, ESET researchers have … More Aggressive Android ransomware spreading fast
Cybercrime is an increasingly pressing issue for many American citizens and organizations, according to a finance expert who pointed out that up to one billion data records were compromised in the US alone last year. Sarbjit Nahal, managing director and head of thematic investing at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, was quoted by Barron’s as … More Cybercrime ‘a growing concern’ for Americans
