Ireland welcomed to the new year with spam as Gaeilge
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...
View ArticleRansomware Part II: not just an Irish problem
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...
View ArticleRansomware in Irish part of global cyber-extortion attack
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...
View ArticleItalian job? Tax refund scam as Gaeilge in Irish mailboxes
Are we all getting €138.50 back from the taxman? No. But scammers with an Italian link are trying to convince Irish recipients they’re legit by sending a mail as Gaeilge. ESET Ireland has detected many...
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