ESET Ireland warns Irish businesses not to fall for this variation of a fraud email, pretending to come from Iraqi-Asian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, inviting their company to join in the rebuilding of war-torn Iraq after years of US occupation. The full message, targetting Irish business email adresses, reads as follows: The interesting addition … More Rebuild Iraq fraud email targeting Irish business
ESET Ireland advises Apple fans keen to get their hands on the Apple Watch to think before they click, after hackers exploited a wave of enthusiasm around the launch with a phishing scam linked to a fake giveaway. As reported by Computer Business Review, victims were enticed on social networks by the offer of a free Apple … More Hackers phish for data with fake Apple Watch giveaway
Scammers are keeping busy, sending all sorts of attempts to get to your personal info, which they can then proceed to abuse. This week ESET Ireland received a good deal of this particular sort of spam email. As people conditioned to believe the credibility of “brand names”, adding “Google”, “Gmail” and “Microsoft Windows” to an … More No, there’s no Google Lottery, sorry.
In March 2014, French newspaper Le Monde revealed that France is suspected by the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) of having developed and deployed malicious software for espionage purposes. This story was based on presentation slides leaked by Edward Snowden, which were then published by Germany’s Der Spiegel in January 2015. According to the CSEC … More After Babar and Bunny, Another Espionage Cartoon: Casper Malware
The Ramnit botnet that is said to have affected 3.2 million computers has been shut down by European police, reports The BBC. The botnet was used to spread malware through phishing emails and innocuous links posted on social networks, giving cybercriminals access to the bank accounts of users running Windows operating systems. Having been alerted to Ramnit … More Europol shuts down Ramnit botnet used to steal bank details
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