Massive new spam run directed at Irish mailboxes Every now and then we’re lead to believe the cybercriminals have looked in another direction for their earnings, such as social media scams or as was the case in the recent months, the mobile devices. But then we get regularly reminded, that whilst seeking greener pastures, the … More Ireland welcomed to the new year with spam as Gaeilge
Backup strategy for home users David Harley CITP FBCS CISSP, ESET Senior Research Fellow A shorter version of this article previously appeared in SC Magazine’s Cybercrime Corner. Years ago, when I was a security analyst/administrator at a medical research organization in the UK, one of the units (not one I was personally responsible for, fortunately) … More Monthly Threat Report: September 2011
The Top Ten Threats 1. INF/Autorun Previous Ranking: 1 Percentage Detected: 6.40% This detection label is used to describe a variety of malware using the file autorun.inf as a way of compromising a PC. This file contains information on programs meant to run automatically when removable media (often USB flash drives and similar devices) are … More Monthly Threat Report: August 2011
Real Men Don’t Do Safe Hex Urban Schrott, IT Security & Cybercrime Analyst, ESET Ireland Expressions based on puns about practicing Safe Hex – always use protection! – seems to have lost their popularity nowadays, even though security hygiene remains as important as sexual hygiene (though in very different contexts). When an antivirus message pops … More Monthly Threat Report: July 2011
The Irish must be truly blessed with good fortune lately. Just a while ago it was British Prime Minister David Cameron emailing them with a notification they are owed millions by their treasury, but now an exiled elderly Irish lady on her deathbed is about to leave her late husband’s millions to some lucky person … More Elderly Irish millionaire in exile is leaving you millions?
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