As you may know, October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month in America, which is a good time to ask yourself how aware you are when it comes to threats to your digital devices and personal information. If you feel the need to increase your awareness, or that of friends and family members, ESET is … More How’s Your Cyber Security Awareness? Do we really need security training?
The people responsible for online safety at DoneDeal read our yesterday’s story about Scammers looking for victims on DoneDeal.ie and sent us some of their security advice for buyers and sellers. In our opinion that shows commitment on behalf of the company towards the safety of their customers, so we’re happy to back their efforts … More DoneDeal’s security advice for online buyers and sellers
We’ve recently come across examples of phishing attempts in replies to classified ads on Donedeal.ie. The seller may receive an innocent looking message like “Is the item still for sale?” and if they reply they could receive a generic answer such as this example: Hi mate, I have looked at it a few times now, … More Scammers looking for victims on DoneDeal.ie
The USA federal government took much needed action against sleazy PC tech support scammers and fake AV peddlers. Actions include lawsuits, a judgment of $163 million, and freezing of multiple assets. PC tech support scammers will be familiar to regular readers of this blog because David Harley and others have charted the progress of this … More FTC cracks down on tech support scams and feds nail fake AV perps
If you use an Android phone you may have heard of something called the USSD vulnerability. This allows a nasty piece of malicious software to reset your Android to its factory default settings and permanently delete your data. We will describe the USSD problem in more detail in a moment but first we want to … More Free Android USSD vulnerability protection from ESET now on Google Play
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