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Irish Government urged to review cybersecurity after Liz Truss 'phone hack'
Cybersecurity
'Ireland doesn't really do security, whether it is energy, national or cyber. It's all treated with the same degree of complacency'
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Patients affected by the HSE cyber attack last year have yet to be contacted
HSE
Cyber security experts from the HSE have been monitoring the internet for the data, and say they will act “immediately” if they find any evidence it is being used
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Was my Revolut account hacked? All you need to know as an Irish customer
Revolut
"Revolut recently experienced a highly targeted cyber attack"
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Unsupervised kids as young as eight being exposed to threats of violence, sex, assault, bullying and grooming online
Cybersecurity
One outraged parent branded the discovery of 'threats of physical assault and rape of my son in the most offensive, stomach-turning language' as 'horrendous'
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Irish cyber experts warn schools of criminals targeting confidential information on students
Cybersecurity
'This isn’t only a hindrance for the school, but also can pose a serious risk to the students’ personal information'
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Ireland braces for a crisp shortage as popular snack company becomes victim of major cyberattack
Cybersecurity
The products affected include McCoys’s, Hula Hoops, Tyrell’s, Space Raiders, Skips, Butterkist, Pom-Bears, Nik-Naks, and KP nuts
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Russian cyber terrorists main suspects for 'very significant' ransomware attack on Irish hospital
Cybersecurity
We can also reveal NUI Galway was targeted again in the past fortnight in a 'massive cyber attack'
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Garda probe launched into HSE contractor hack after details of over 1,000 users compromised
An Garda Siochana
The incident took place one month before the large-scale cyberattack on the health authority’s ICT systems in May
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Ireland scams: AIB warning, vaccine trick and more text frauds as public urged to be on high alert
Cybersecurity
Fraudsters are attempting to swindle people on a regular basis
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Ireland scams: Key advice on eight ways to tell if it's a trick as 083, 085 and 087 calls continue
Scams
Citizens information has issued advice on how to identify if something is a scam and whether or not you can get your money back
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Cyber gang behind HSE attack 'more deadly than the Kinahan drugs cartel'
HSE
While ordinary criminals are regularly brought to justice it is almost impossible to track down the ruthless hackers involved in this and other cyberattacks
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Taoiseach Micheal Martin says Government still wary of threatened data dump by Russian HSE cyber attackers
HSE
The Taoiseach said that the country’s best people are working on using the validated decryption key handed over to the Government by the criminals
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Cyberstalking, unsolicited dirty pictures and abuse experienced by almost two thirds of girls online
Cybersecurity
67% of girls surveyed in Ireland have been subjected to abuse or harassment online
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Cyber criminals targeting lonely Irish people during lockdown, top garda warns
Cybersecurity
Online con artists are preying on those stuck at home feeling alone and vulnerable
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Fraud against online firms jumps by up to 20% during coronavirus pandemic
Cybersecurity
Exclusive: Fraudsters are going for big-ticket items or filling their shopping carts with many items at once
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Many Irish kids spending over four hours online each day
Social media
A charity has also highlighted that 43% are speaking to strangers online
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Irish workers 'putting companies at risk of cyber-attacks' with dark web use
Cybersecurity
The dark web is a collection of websites that are based on an encrypted network
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Gardai to fight cyber bullies with new dedicated unit
An Garda Siochana
Their Cyber Bullying warning has advised parents of the devastating impact on young lives
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Outrage after hackers replace Irish primary school website with porn
PSNI
School officials are now working in a bid to remove the inappropriate content
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Government plan to keep Irish children safe from online threats like Momo Challenge
Social media
The plan was launched in July 2018
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Gardai warn about 'sexploitation' email scams that threaten to release videos of people watching porn
Scams
Scammers ask for thousands of euro in return
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Anti-money laundering laws introduced to help gardai target crooks using cryptocurrency to hide criminal cash
Criminal Assets Bureau
The new Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2019 has got the go ahead from the cabinet
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Cyber attack on Luas website could be 'first of many in 2019'
Luas
The hack matches a trend that has already been detected by experts
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Cork blogger chief suspect in data breach on parking website
An Garda Siochana
Exclusive: He is now at the centre of a probe by anti-cyber crime detectives
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