Tag: Ireland

Irish businesses targeted with trojan-carrying fake invoice emails

April 25, 2018

ESET Ireland has seen an increase in emails with infected attachments, claiming to be invoices, tricking unwary businesses to click on them and infect themselves. Businesses in Ireland should be on the lookout for brief emails with attachments. ESET Ireland has seen many in the past few weeks, with a subject like “Invoice #39601” or … More Irish businesses targeted with trojan-carrying fake invoice emails

Another example of the familiar Revenue phishing scam

April 4, 2018

We’ve written about phishing scams targeting Irish Revenue in great detail before. Here, here and here. And here. And here. You get the picture. But, because a picture is worth a thousand words, here are some more pictures of one of the varieties, so you can avoid it, if you encounter it. 1. It starts … More Another example of the familiar Revenue phishing scam

ESET Ireland consistently raising awareness about cybersecurity issues

December 4, 2017

Over the past few years, ESET Ireland’s cybersecurity experts have been regular guests at various institutions, organisations and special events, discussing various aspects of the increasingly complex world of IT security. ESET Ireland’s most recent major appearance, with an explanation of major data threats and means of protection, was at an event in Bunratty, organised … More ESET Ireland consistently raising awareness about cybersecurity issues

Phishing scam cashing in on Irish Water refunds

November 28, 2017

ESET Ireland warns about the latest phishing scam flooding Irish mailboxes, pretending it’s from Irish Water asking for ‘account maintenance’. With people expecting Irish Water refunds, many may be tempted to click. Irish Water’s official website states ‘The legislation to refund Domestic Water Charges has now passed and refunds have begun.’ So the cybercriminals are wasting … More Phishing scam cashing in on Irish Water refunds

Dangerous ransomware arriving as fraudulent Eir bill email

October 17, 2017

ESET Ireland is warning Irish computer users against opening an attachment to a faked Eir email, as it contains dangerous ransomware, which will lock your files and demand payment to unlock them. ESET Ireland has come across another dangerous spam email. This one pretends to come from Eir and says:   Clicking the link will … More Dangerous ransomware arriving as fraudulent Eir bill email