Category: Security News

Beyond TeslaCrypt: Crysis, a new ransomware family lays claim to parts of its territory

June 7, 2016

It has been two weeks since ESET created a TeslaCrypt decryptor, which allows victims of the ransomware to get their files back. This came on the back of its developers ceasing operations. Since then, over 32,000 users around the globe have taken advantage of this opportunity and downloaded the tool. But even with TeslaCrypt abandoning its territory, … More Beyond TeslaCrypt: Crysis, a new ransomware family lays claim to parts of its territory

What can we learn from the international online scam that unfolded in Dublin recently?

May 27, 2016

A woman who posed as a UN diplomat took nearly €9,000 from a Japanese woman in Dublin airport after promising her access to a container filled with $10 million in cash, according to a report by The Irish Times. What started as a spam message, promising immense riches that appeared in the Japanese woman’s LinkedIn … More What can we learn from the international online scam that unfolded in Dublin recently?

Another wave of malware hits Europe, mainly downloading ‘Locky’ ransomware, Ireland affected

May 26, 2016

ESET finds Ireland among the top countries affected by new Danger.Script malware. ESET LiveGrid® telemetry shows a spike in detections of the JS/Danger.ScriptAttachment malware in several European countries. The most notable detection ratios are seen in Luxembourg (67%), Czech Republic (60%), Austria (57%), Netherlands (54%) and the United Kingdom (51%), but Ireland follows closely with … More Another wave of malware hits Europe, mainly downloading ‘Locky’ ransomware, Ireland affected

If you were a victim of cybercrime, should you report it?

May 24, 2016

The short answer is – yes! But ESET Ireland takes a closer look at how to go about reporting cybercrime. Ireland is increasingly under attack by scammers, ransomware and other types of online financial fraud. Most victims, however, worry most about restoring their data or securing their credit cards, rather than reporting the incident to … More If you were a victim of cybercrime, should you report it?