After the recent spams that were using AIB’s name to scam victims into disclosing their login information and security codes, we’re now receiving similar scams, abusing the names of Permanent TSB and Ulster bank. Even though one could think Ireland would not be a prime target on the global cybercrime map, the many scams targetting … More More Irish banks’ names abused in email scams
We’ve recently come across examples of phishing attempts in replies to classified ads on Donedeal.ie. The seller may receive an innocent looking message like “Is the item still for sale?” and if they reply they could receive a generic answer such as this example: Hi mate, I have looked at it a few times now, … More Scammers looking for victims on DoneDeal.ie
Phishers always try to find new ways to bypass security features and trick ‘educated’ users. Over the years we have seen simplistic phishing attempts where the required information had to be typed into the e-mail body. This worked at that time because phishing was new and hardly anyone had a notion of the implications. Later, … More Phishing Using HTML and Intranet Security Settings
Bigger than .org or .uk – but mostly spam and phishing! Google has removed over 11 million .co.cc websites from its search engine results pages on the basis that most of them are far too “spammy”. Whether or not this is a step in the right direction, we’ll leave to you to decide. Read more … More CyberThreats Daily: Google dumps all 11+ million .co.cc sites from its results
With the breach of Epsilon, we are going to see a huge influx of phishing attacks before it settles back down to the normal level of tons of phishing attacks. So you aren’t a computer expert, how do you protect yourself? Don’t worry about spotting the phish, it is more important that you do not … More CyberThreats Daily: How to Avoid a Phishing Attack
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