Tag: domain

Study: White House email domains at risk of being misused for phishing scams

April 9, 2018

Most of the White House’s email domains have yet to deploy an email authentication protocol known as DMARC that is designed to reduce the risk of attackers impersonating legitimate email addresses for distributing spam or phishing messages. Nearly all email domains overseen by the Executive Office of the President (EOP) of the United States – … More Study: White House email domains at risk of being misused for phishing scams

Asian cybercriminals trying to scam ESET Ireland too

January 12, 2016

An old “domain registration” scam is trying to catch Irish businesses off guard. The email we received follows the same pattern as similar “domain registration” scams we’ve seen in the past, going as far back as 2004. But it seems a certain number of people are still falling for it, which is why the cybercriminals … More Asian cybercriminals trying to scam ESET Ireland too

Recycled old scams baiting Irish companies

January 22, 2013

At Reflex – ESET Ireland we received quite a few relatively official-looking scam emails recently referring to “domain registration”.  Here’s a typical one: All Irish companies receiving such mail should know this is a scam. The idea is to get you to register the name that the ‘other company wants to register’, obviously at a … More Recycled old scams baiting Irish companies