How to hack someone’s account? Ask them for their password!

July 15, 2014

ESET Ireland has been following a surge of phishing emails redirecting users to faked banking, PayPal and Microsoft account sites for harvesting login details. Although a surprisingly large number of people still use passwords like “12345” or “password” for their various accounts, cybercriminals have taken an easier route than trying to hack into peoples’ accounts. … More How to hack someone’s account? Ask them for their password!

Holiday phishing in the holiday season

July 10, 2014

ESET Ireland advises caution when receiving holidays-related emails, messages and SMS texts as they could be phishing scams. In the IT security world we have gotten accustomed to many seasonal or event-related scams. There are the usual suspects, the Valentine’s Day scams, St.Patrick’s Day scams, various disaster scams, currently active World Cup scams and then … More Holiday phishing in the holiday season

Listen to the radio!

July 2, 2014

ESET Ireland is always trying to help Irish computer users know the current dangers out there, by exposing online scams, malware threats and other forms of cybercrime. And Irish radio stations have helped us greatly by talking to us about this. At ESET Ireland we have been gathering info and writing cybercrime warnings for years … More Listen to the radio!