This story actually goes back a couple of days, but I was at a forensics conference in Canterbury for the past few days – in fact, that’s where the photograph below comes from – and when I did get back the ‘Irish Virus‘ story seemed a little more urgent. In any case, this isn’t so … More ATM Security? Don’t bank on it.
Well, that was a little unexpected. The Irish Times has reported the discovery of the “first Irish language virus“. (Further checking suggests that the story may have originated with the Donegal Daily.) Actually, it sounds less like a virus – there’s no indication of whether it self-replicates – than the kind of ransomware that we’ve … More Irish Ransomware Report
Identification info on millions of iPhone and iPad users has been leaked to the internet, allegedly from FBI’s computers. Among them are also hundreds of Irish names. The hacker group Anti-sec, a branch of the Anonymous movement, recently claimed it holds 12 million Apple device IDs (UDID), push notification IDs and names of iPhone and … More Is FBI spying on Irish iPhone and iPad users?
Emails and Facebook wall posts are appearing, offering Tesco vouchers and gift certificates, but leading to fraudulent websites. ESET Ireland’s scam monitoring has revealed yet another online scam, targeting Irish computer users. Using known brands to attract attention and give an impression of credibility has long been a favourite tactic of scammers. This time it’s … More Fake Tesco gift certificate scams targetting your mailboxes and Facebook
We read that “FinFisher spyware made by U.K.-based Gamma Group can take control of a range of mobile devices, including Apple Inc.’s iPhone and Research in Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry…”, at the opening of a Bloomberg article that several readers of the ESET blog sent us yesterday, along with a number of questions that boil down … More FinSpy and FinFisher spy on you via your cellphone and PC
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