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Realistic looking phishing websites work 45% of the time, Google claims

November 11, 2014

Google has teamed up with the University of California in San Diego to publish surprising new research about phishing, how effective it is and how scammers work their phishing operations. The study found, amongst a few startling revelations, that an effective phishing website (specifically one that looks legitimate and realistically like the expected website) will … More Realistic looking phishing websites work 45% of the time, Google claims

How was October phishing in Ireland?

November 3, 2014

ESET Ireland keep monitoring and informing about the most widespread phishing scams, trying to make victims out of Irish computer users. Here is an overview of the most common ones in in the past month. Early October was marked by fake Irish Revenue emails, in light of increased advertising of the tax return deadline. ESET … More How was October phishing in Ireland?

42% of Americans hit by regular online attacks, says Microsoft survey

October 28, 2014

A study by Microsoft has revealed that 42 percent of Americans face ‘weekly or daily’ attacks by cybercriminals trying to access their computers, Network World reports. 1,006 people aged between 18 to 74 were polled, and the survey discovered that alongside the 42% of US citizens who endure weekly attacks on their PC, 28% noticed attempts … More 42% of Americans hit by regular online attacks, says Microsoft survey

The phishing assault on Ireland shows no signs of letting up

September 30, 2014

ESET Ireland is warning about another pair of phishing emails doing the rounds, one trying to grab Eircom passwords, the other pushing a trojan infection I really wish we could once send out an email saying “nothing to worry about” and one day (perhaps when temperatures in Hell drop substantially) we might be able to, … More The phishing assault on Ireland shows no signs of letting up

UK under attack by ‘Royal Mail’ phishing, carrying TorrentLocker

September 5, 2014

Three weeks ago, iSIGHT Partners discovered a new Ransomware encrypting victims’ documents. They dubbed this new threat TorrentLocker. TorrentLocker propagates via spam messages containing a link to a phishing page where the user is asked to download and execute “package tracking information”. In August, only Australians were targeted with fake Australian Post package-tracking page. While … More UK under attack by ‘Royal Mail’ phishing, carrying TorrentLocker

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