Ransomwary February
A quick summary of notable ransomware related incidents and updates from the last 2 weeks.
Ireland
New Covid-19 themed phishing campaign in Ireland
Another brand new phishing campaign targeting the people of Ireland under the pretence of Covid-19 testing and impersonating the HSE.
3 years an OSINT blogger – a summary
Synopsis of the last 3 years of running Osint Me – what it took, what it cost and what it gave me.
Policing Ireland’s cyberspace
Discussing various aspects of countering cybercrime in Ireland. The piece was originally published in the printed special edition of the IPA Journal for the centenary of the Irish police service, An Garda Siochana.
How to investigate a massive phishing campaign
Investigating a large phishing campaign against Irish users – while laying out step by step the methodology and the workflow.
Investigating fraudulent covid-19 certs & passes
An OSINT deep dive into fraudulent covid-19 certs and passes, with some surprising findings.
Vishing attacks in Ireland – and some resources to help investigate them
Explaining the MO of the most recent vishing scam hitting users in Ireland – and how to search for & identify these scam phone numbers.
My debut on RTE Radio 1 – the HSE ransomware attack
Today I had the privilege to speak about ransomware on one of the most popular national radio shows in Ireland – RTE Radio News At One.
The Facebook data dump: privacy lessons for users in Ireland
What can be found in Ireland’s Facebook data leak? How badly are Irish users affected? I examine what privacy lessons can be learned (the hard way) from this event.
CAB seized 6.000 BTC (ca. €52m)… or did they?!
Discussing the press coverage of the alleged confiscation of Bitcoin by CAB versus what I think really happened…