Irish-language spam hits a high

A rise in spam e-mails in Irish has been observed by security firm Symantec in its recent State of Spam report. The e-mails are designed to get users to open them and then click on malicious links, which can leave a laptop, PC or mobile device open to viruses.

These Irish spam messages can sometimes be identified by fluent Irish speakers because of their suspicious phrasing and spelling, a result of cybercriminals using free online translators which often make spelling mistakes and sentence anomalies. Read More

Courtesy: RTE News