Domino’s Pizza hacked: Change your toppings at once!

Apparently, hackers have gained access to 600,000 Domino’s Pizza customer details, including their favourite toppings. ESET Ireland advises users to change their pizza toppings selection to stay safe. I am otherwise a rational and sensible cybersecurity analyst, but I draw the line when someone messes with my food. And the hackers behind this latest attack … More Domino’s Pizza hacked: Change your toppings at once!

Nearly one in four Irish lost money online!

ESET Ireland’s latest survey reveals 22 per cent of Irish have already lost money to cybercrime, which could mean they have suffered up to €300 Million of financial loss because of it. Everyone knows virus infections occur, cards get abused, scams happen. But the prevailing sentiment is still that it’s something that happens rarely and … More Nearly one in four Irish lost money online!

Irish businesses targeted by an infected fake complaint email

ESET Ireland has detected another threat targeting Irish businesses. Emails are being received by .ie email addresses, with an infected attachment and an official looking complaint notification: Subject:     FW : Complaint – 5458414 Date:     Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:52:35 -0600 From:     Dun & BradStreet <alert@dnb.com> New Complaint : 5458414 Dun & Bradstreet … More Irish businesses targeted by an infected fake complaint email

High cybercrime levels and worrying youth cyber-bullying, latest Irish survey shows

New survey by ESET Ireland reveals what terrible things befall the Irish with regards to their computers and smartphones. One in five Irish had laptop, smartphone or tablet stolen and over 50 per cent had a computer virus infection. ESET Ireland, the distributor of ESET NOD32 Antivirus, has commissioned a survey to find out what … More High cybercrime levels and worrying youth cyber-bullying, latest Irish survey shows

Ransomware Part III: another drop of the Irish

I’m caught up this week in a lengthy internal meeting, and next week with Virus Bulletin in Dallas, but I couldn’t resist a quick follow-up to the Gaelic ransomware posts here and here. The indefatigable Kafeine (heartfelt hat tip!) has laid his hands on another copy of the scam message, and this time it does … More Ransomware Part III: another drop of the Irish