“Good for you,” email scam, claiming to be a Garda child pornography investigation, targets potential Irish victims

A new variation of an old scam is doing the rounds in Ireland, pretending to be from An Garda Síochána and asking the potential victim to explain their involvement in alleged child pornography offences. An email with a pdf attachment, coming from a French address is hitting Irish mailboxes. The email states: “Dear,attached is a … More “Good for you,” email scam, claiming to be a Garda child pornography investigation, targets potential Irish victims

If you were a victim of cybercrime, should you report it?

The short answer is – yes! But ESET Ireland takes a closer look at how to go about reporting cybercrime. Ireland is increasingly under attack by scammers, ransomware and other types of online financial fraud. Most victims, however, worry most about restoring their data or securing their credit cards, rather than reporting the incident to … More If you were a victim of cybercrime, should you report it?