Category: Security News

Phishing from the Banks of the Liffey

November 2, 2012

Our colleague David Harley has put together a three-part blog on phishing: http://blog.eset.com/2012/10/31/online-shopping-and-a-phishing-pheeding-phrenzy is part 1. The links to the other two parts, in case anyone needs them are here, but each includes links to each of the other two: http://blog.eset.com/2012/10/31/online-shopping-and-a-phishing-pheeding-phrenzy-2 http://blog.eset.com/2012/10/31/online-shopping-and-a-phishing-pheeding-phrenzy-3

Warnings against »disaster scammers« in the wake of hurricane Sandy

October 31, 2012

Every major disaster in the recent years like the Indian ocean tsunamis, hurricane Katrina, the Haiti earthquake and the the Japanese earthquake and nuclear disaster has attracted the attention of the lowest form of cybercriminals, the so called “disaster scammers” – people who try to make a profit on either those already victims of the … More Warnings against »disaster scammers« in the wake of hurricane Sandy

Younger people less secure online than their elders new study suggests

October 24, 2012

Are younger people less aware of online security risks, or do they simply prefer to take more risks with their personal information? That’s one of the questions raised by the findings of our recent poll of 2,129 U.S. adults (aged 18 and over) by Harris Interactive. For example, we asked survey participants if the following … More Younger people less secure online than their elders new study suggests

More Irish banks’ names abused in email scams

October 15, 2012

After the recent spams that were using AIB’s name to scam victims into disclosing their login information and security codes, we’re now receiving similar scams, abusing the names of Permanent TSB and Ulster bank. Even though one could think Ireland would not be a prime target on the global cybercrime map, the many scams targetting … More More Irish banks’ names abused in email scams