Tag: cyberattack

ESET Ireland’s top 8 tips for preventing ‘WannaCry’ ransomware attack

May 16, 2017

On Friday, 12th of May, the world was rocked by the biggest ransomware attack in history. It started with Spain’s telecom sector, then news started coming in about British Health Service being targeted and attacks on FedEx, several Russian banks and ministries as well as many other targets in about a hundred countries across the … More ESET Ireland’s top 8 tips for preventing ‘WannaCry’ ransomware attack

Do not open suspicious emails, large numbers of threats being distributed by “Jaff / WannaCryptor” ransomware

May 12, 2017

ESET is aware of several ransomware outbreaks that stem from malicious emails that can be used to introduce threats to your system. ESET identifies these threats as Wannacryptor.d and Filecoder.NLI (Jaff), and ESET detects and blocks these threats and their variants. Click here for a list of best practices to stop these threats. ESET products can … More Do not open suspicious emails, large numbers of threats being distributed by “Jaff / WannaCryptor” ransomware

What motivates some young people to become cybercriminals?

May 4, 2017

We know that cybercriminals are almost always seeking financial gain, but it seems that this is not usually what young cybercriminals have in mind when they take their first steps over to the “dark side”. For example, an interesting report by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) found that many are not necessarily motivated by financial reward. … More What motivates some young people to become cybercriminals?

Machine learning and math can’t trump smart attackers

April 26, 2017

When you’ve been fighting black-hat hackers for decades, you learn a thing or two about them. Obviously, they are bad, and they like to play with code. But most importantly, they’re continually learning and you need to keep up if you want to protect your customers’ businesses from their sticky fingers. Now, if we were … More Machine learning and math can’t trump smart attackers

Sathurbot: Distributed WordPress password attack

April 6, 2017

This article sheds light on the current ecosystem of the Sathurbot backdoor trojan, in particular exposing its use of torrents as a delivery medium and its distributed brute-forcing of weak WordPress administrator accounts. The torrent leecher Looking to download a movie or software without paying for it? There might be associated risks. It just might … More Sathurbot: Distributed WordPress password attack