Tag: Revenue

A strong scam assault on Irish emails detected, faking Irish sites

February 28, 2017

ESET Ireland finds new scams faking Irish Revenue, Irish Water and Irish Motor Tax correspondence, linked to phishing sites registered from China. Cybercriminals know that familiar names of services or institutions can fool people into believing they’re receiving legitimate correspondence and make them click on things they shouldn’t be clicking on. That is why, tailored … More A strong scam assault on Irish emails detected, faking Irish sites

Irish Revenue email and text scams abundant

November 2, 2016

ESET Ireland warns of increased number of Revenue related scams targeting Irish mailboxes and mobile devices. We’ve been seeing the same pattern for several years now, with the quantity of Irish Tax and Customs related email and text scams intensifying at the end of the year. In the past weeks we’ve seen several varieties appearing … More Irish Revenue email and text scams abundant

Irish Revenue, Bank of Ireland and DHL scams detected

April 21, 2015

ESET Ireland has detected increased online activity targeting Irish email addresses with phishing scams, using the names of Irish tax and Customs, Bank of Ireland and DHL. In the recent weeks cybersecurity experts at ESET Ireland have been tracking several persistent phishing scams. The first appears to come from Irish Tax and Customs and claims … More Irish Revenue, Bank of Ireland and DHL scams detected

With Irish tax return deadline advertised, scammers are stepping up their efforts

October 13, 2014

ESET Ireland finds more elaborate Irish Tax and Customs faked emails targeting Irish mailboxes with “tax refund” phishing. ESET Ireland has seen a steady increase of Revenue-related phishing scams in Irish mailboxes over time. The latest one has been around since last weekend and is cleverly constructed. It appears to come from an email address … More With Irish tax return deadline advertised, scammers are stepping up their efforts