Digital photos demand a second look as picture-stealing threat develops

How many image files do you have on your computer? Would you be happy to send them all to a stranger? How about the photos on your smartphone? These are some of the questions I pondered this past weekend in light of several seemingly unrelated events from the previous week. (As a random data point, … More Digital photos demand a second look as picture-stealing threat develops

Fake loan offers out to scam the desperate

Cybercriminals are cashing in on the financial crisis, spamming Irish mailboxes with fake offers of affordable loans. In difficult times people resort to desperate measures to try to keep their finances afloat. When it becomes impossible to get a regular loan, some people turn to loan sharks and their extortionist interest rates, while others look … More Fake loan offers out to scam the desperate

Do more children have to die before parents take their online lives seriously?

ESET Ireland survey: Up to 73% of children are left entirely unsupervised online. The recent Co. Donegal and Co. Leitrim tragedies, where two teenage girls committed suicide because of online bullying and abuse, reminded us in a most dreadful way that the web isn’t just a nice place of Google searches, YouTube videos and friendly … More Do more children have to die before parents take their online lives seriously?

Phishing from the Banks of the Liffey

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