The people responsible for online safety at DoneDeal read our yesterday’s story about Scammers looking for victims on DoneDeal.ie and sent us some of their security advice for buyers and sellers. In our opinion that shows commitment on behalf of the company towards the safety of their customers, so we’re happy to back their efforts … More DoneDeal’s security advice for online buyers and sellers
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
In recent weeks reports have been coming in, of ransomware appearing on some infected Irish computers. It uses (poorly translated) Irish language in a message that claims the user’s computer has been locked – either by Garda or by some government agency – for some alleged illegal activity, such as downloading illegal content or distributing … More Ransomware in Irish part of global cyber-extortion attack
I’m caught up this week in a lengthy internal meeting, and next week with Virus Bulletin in Dallas, but I couldn’t resist a quick follow-up to the Gaelic ransomware posts here and here. The indefatigable Kafeine (heartfelt hat tip!) has laid his hands on another copy of the scam message, and this time it does … More Ransomware Part III: another drop of the Irish
I may now able to offer a little more information about the Gaelic ransomware story from last week. A screenshot here, though not exactly the same as the one described in the Donegal Daily and elsewhere, looks similar enough to be from the same source. (It has a Garda logo rather than an Irish flag, … More Ransomware Part II: not just an Irish problem
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