According to reports that started to appear on Reddit and other forums on September 9, some five million account credentials were published that have a Gmail address as the user name. For example, if you subscribed to a newsletter on the finegardenz.com site using gthumb99@gmail.com as your user name and the password thumbsup then it is … More Five million Gmail credentials posted online
Three weeks ago, iSIGHT Partners discovered a new Ransomware encrypting victims’ documents. They dubbed this new threat TorrentLocker. TorrentLocker propagates via spam messages containing a link to a phishing page where the user is asked to download and execute “package tracking information”. In August, only Australians were targeted with fake Australian Post package-tracking page. While … More UK under attack by ‘Royal Mail’ phishing, carrying TorrentLocker
ESET Ireland finds a trojan downloader in disguised as a purchase order email. An email with a malicious attachment has been identified by ESET Ireland. The email pretends to be a “purchase order” confirmation email, but has an archive file attached. The email reads: The receiver of the email is usually alarmed about a “purchase” … More The Irish are being emailed a trojan downloader
The school season is right around the corner. Young people are targeted for data theft at 35 times the rate of adults – they are considered an easy target for both digital and physical theft. You can make going back to school an easier transition by ensuring your data and devices are secure both at school … More Protecting your identity at school
ESET Ireland warns of a scam abusing Tesco’s name, which promises €120 for filling out a survey, but steals credit card details instead. Irish mailboxes are bombarded by various phishing scams every week. We usually point out the most alluring of them, so that Irish computer users would know how to recognise and avoid them. … More Scam alert: Tesco will not pay you €120 for filling out a survey!
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