ESET Ireland has received many examples of an email that appears as if a friend is sending you a notification, but the link in it leads to a faked BBC weight loss site, selling bogus products. Another week, another scam. ESET Ireland has been looking at a series of spam emails with unusual “broken” subject … More Mail mimicking Irish names directs users to fake BBC weight loss site
The Top Ten Threats 1. Win32/Bundpil Previous Ranking: 1 Percentage Detected: 2.9% Win32/Bundpil.A is a worm that spreads via removable media. The worm contains an URL address, and it tries to download several files from the address. The files are then executed and the HTTP protocol is used. The worm may delete the following folders: … More Monthly Threat Report: February 2014
ESET Ireland is warning Apple users to be particularly careful about the emails they receive. Apple users are often known for their confidence when it came to online threats, believing their platform keeps them safe from any threats. But that confidence can work against them when it comes to social engineering, particularly phishing, as they … More Irish ITunes users also victims of phishing
In the recent days ESET Ireland has detected an increased spam run of a fraudulent “Notice of Tax Return” purporting to come from Irish Tax and Customs. A large percentage of Irish email addresses has been targeted with a “Notice of Tax Return” spam in the last days of 2013. The full email reads: Dear … More Fraudulent “Notice of Tax Return” spamming Irish mailboxes
Phishing emails are a sad fact of life, and most of us are used to dealing with them – but cybercriminals are increasingly turning to SMS to reel in their victims. For cybercriminals, SMS attacks have some key advantages – for instance, on a smartphone, you can’t “mouse over” a link to see what it … More Big phish, small pond: How to stay safe from SMS phishing scams
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