Eircom Laptops With No Encryption Stolen
Eircom has announced that in December a number of company laptops were stolen. The laptops, which contain information of almost 7000 employees and customers were not encrypted.
Irish Government Websites Targeted by Anonymous
The websites of the Department of Justice and Finance suffered a DDOS attack by Anonymous last night.
Securing your Linux Computer With IPTables
A brief tutorial on how to lock down a Linux machine and allow inbound connections from only trusted hosts.
Permanent TSB Phishing Scam
Permanent TSB customers are currently being targeted by a phishing scam that attempts to steal log-in information and passwords to the banking website.
Teenagers questioned over Fine Gael Website Hacking
Two teenagers were detained last night in connection with the hacking of the Fine Gael website earlier this year.
Sony Music Ireland Website Compromised
Recent posts on the Sony Music Ireland website suggest that the website has been hacked
New AIB SMS Scam
Mobile phone users have been receiving text messages that claim to be from AIB Bank
Irish Field Website Hacked
Personal information including names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and passwords have been made public online after the website http://www.irishfield.ie was hacked.
McAfee – Secure or not Secure?
Researchers pointed out a number of vulnerabilities on McAfee's website last week, the company who provides antivirus software and vulnerability assessment on websites to ensure they are "Hacker Safe".
Recruit Ireland Website Hacked
Yesterday the 8th of February the RecruitIreland.com website was compromised. It is believed spammers gained access to the database and compromised names, and email addresses for the purposes of spamming.
Hackers & Criminal Gangs Targeting Irish Companies
The Irish Computer crime investigation unit is currently investigating a number of cases which include hackers breaking into systems and encrypting data, and subsequently requesting money in order to decrypt the data.
Importance of Backing up your Data
Backing up your data is fundamental when it comes to the security of your information and should be a key part of your overall IT Security plan. That is why we have partnered with BackBlaze to offer you one of the cheapest remote backup plans in Ireland. For less than €50 euro per year you can backup an unlimited amount of data.
Fine Gael Website Hacked by Anonymous
It was confirmed this morning that the Fine Gael website was hacked overnight by the Anonymous group. The site, which is now back online was said to have been compromised due to bad coding but Fine Gael are claiming that no data has been compromised with the hacking incident.
GAA Database Stolen
A man in the North is currently out on bail after having being arrested for stealing a database belonging to the GAA with the personal details of more than 500,000 GAA fans.
Trojan.Spy.YEK Emerges
A new Trojan which has been reported to sniff out sensitive corporate data has recently emerged.
Missing Medical Records at St. Vincents Hospital
St. Vincents hospital in Dublin is reported to have misplaced an external hard drive containing the medical records of a number of patients. It is reported that notices have been circulated amongst staff asking if anyone had seen the hard drive.
Scottish Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking
Scottish man Matthew Anderson, has pleaded guilty in court to creating viruses during an online hacking spree he carried out with a number of other people located in Finland.
Firefox Plugin Enables Anyone to hack Facebook Account in Public Wifi Spots
Firesheep, A new Firefox plugin created by Eirc Butler that enables users to hack into the likes of Facebook and Twitter accounts when used on a public WiFi network. The plugin has already been downloaded over 110,000 times.
HSE Breach Results in Medical Records of 1,500 Patients Compromised
The latest data breach in the HSE has resulted in the medical records of up to 1,500 individuals being compromised in another major security breach for the State managed organisation.
Survey Reveals 40,000 UK Wi-Fi AP’s Easily Accessible To Hackers
Jason Hart, An ethical Hacker traveled the main routes of six UK cities using freely-available "wardriving" software. The aim of the operating was to determine the number of networks that were either open or easily accessible.
One Year Jail Term for Qatar School Boy
A schoolboy found guilty of a offence has been sentenced to 1 year in jail and fined almost €2,000 after hacking into an email account and changing it's password.
Fighting Illegal Content On The Internet
Michael Moran, a specialist in online crime on secondment to Interpol from An Garda Siochana delivers a talk to the Institute of International & European Affairs.
Company Directors To Be Held Responsible For Cyber Crimes
As soon as the Irish government brings the international Convention on Cybercrime into law, company directors may be prosecuted if it investigations uncover that they failed to adequately...
Beware of Emailed Screen Savers
A new scam that’s popping up online is where hackers send e-mails containing an attachment of a screen saver. A security hole in Microsoft actually allows these screen savers to install malicious software on your machine.
Names and Addresses of Individuals Downloading Porn Leaked
A UK law firm's list of broadband subscribers suspected of illegally downloading and sharing adult videos on the Internet have been leaked after the firm's website was hacked.
Google Enhances Authentication Security
Google has released a new two-step verification process to help deter computer hackers from accessing email accounts and other Google services.
UK Health Service Lose Unencrypted USB Key
While travelling on a train a jumior doctor has lost an unencrypted USB key containing sensitive data relating to patinets' conditions and medication. It is believed that the doctor carried this information with him in order to be able to work from home.
1/4 Of All Web Servers Vulnerable to Attack
A recent exploit discovered for Microsoft's ASP.NET software has left all Windows users vulnerable to attack.
Jailbreaking your IPhone? Be Careful
Users that are looking to jailbreak their IPhones are being targeted by hackers in an attempt to infect the users with malware.
Garda Website Vulnerable to Attack
In the wake of the CAO attack last month and as Gardai are still investigating the attack it has been uncovered that the Gardai's own website http://www.garda.ie is currently vulnerable to an attack.
Trojan Monitors Porn Surfing Habits In a Bid to Extort Cash
How would you feel about your browsing history being made public on a website? Don't worry you have the option of paying around $20 to have it removed.
Prices of Goods & Services in the Cyber-criminal Underground
According to a recent report by RSA, your credit card details can sell for between $1.50 and $3.00 in the underground market.
Burglars Target Facebook Users
If your the type of person that logs onto Facebook and announces to the world that you’re off on holidays for the week, this could end up being used as intelligence by local burglars.
Hackers Sell House Without Owners Knowledge
Nigerian Hackers have managed to sell an Australian mans house without his knowledge by hacking his email account.
The origin of an AIB Phishing Scam
Once again a spam e-mail message arrives in the inbox. On the surface it appears fairly ordinary. It’s an advertisement for a Viagra or some cheap Chinese knock off watches written in poor English trying to entice me to click onto some website. From time to time I like to investigate further as to how [...]
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Eircom Laptops With No Encryption Stolen
10 February 2012
Eircom has announced that in December a number of company laptops were stolen. The laptops, which contain information of almost 7000 employees and customers were not encrypted.
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Irish Government Websites Targeted by Anonymous
25 January 2012
The websites of the Department of Justice and Finance suffered a DDOS attack by Anonymous last night.
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Securing your Linux Computer With IPTables
20 January 2012
A brief tutorial on how to lock down a Linux machine and allow inbound connections from only trusted hosts.
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Permanent TSB Phishing Scam
05 September 2011
Permanent TSB customers are currently being targeted by a phishing scam that attempts to steal log-in information and passwords to the banking website.
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Teenagers questioned over Fine Gael Website Hacking
02 September 2011
Two teenagers were detained last night in connection with the hacking of the Fine Gael website earlier this year.
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Sony Music Ireland Website Compromised
05 July 2011
Recent posts on the Sony Music Ireland website suggest that the website has been hacked
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New AIB SMS Scam
30 May 2011
Mobile phone users have been receiving text messages that claim to be from AIB Bank
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Irish Field Website Hacked
12 April 2011
Personal information including names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and passwords have been made public online after the website http://www.irishfield.ie was hacked.
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McAfee – Secure or not Secure?
04 April 2011
Researchers pointed out a number of vulnerabilities on McAfee's website last week, the company who provides antivirus software and vulnerability assessment on websites to ensure they are "Hacker Safe".
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Recruit Ireland Website Hacked
09 February 2011
Yesterday the 8th of February the RecruitIreland.com website was compromised. It is believed spammers gained access to the database and compromised names, and email addresses for the purposes of spamming.
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Hackers & Criminal Gangs Targeting Irish Companies
31 January 2011
The Irish Computer crime investigation unit is currently investigating a number of cases which include hackers breaking into systems and encrypting data, and subsequently requesting money in order to decrypt the data.
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Importance of Backing up your Data
26 January 2011
Backing up your data is fundamental when it comes to the security of your information and should be a key part of your overall IT Security plan. That is why we have partnered with BackBlaze to offer you one of the cheapest remote backup plans in Ireland. For less than €50 euro per year you can backup an unlimited amount of data.
Posted in General, NewsComments Off
Fine Gael Website Hacked by Anonymous
10 January 2011
It was confirmed this morning that the Fine Gael website was hacked overnight by the Anonymous group. The site, which is now back online was said to have been compromised due to bad coding but Fine Gael are claiming that no data has been compromised with the hacking incident.
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GAA Database Stolen
10 December 2010
A man in the North is currently out on bail after having being arrested for stealing a database belonging to the GAA with the personal details of more than 500,000 GAA fans.
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Trojan.Spy.YEK Emerges
15 November 2010
A new Trojan which has been reported to sniff out sensitive corporate data has recently emerged.
Posted in Hacking, News, SecurityComments Off
Missing Medical Records at St. Vincents Hospital
31 October 2010
St. Vincents hospital in Dublin is reported to have misplaced an external hard drive containing the medical records of a number of patients. It is reported that notices have been circulated amongst staff asking if anyone had seen the hard drive.
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Scottish Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking
26 October 2010
Scottish man Matthew Anderson, has pleaded guilty in court to creating viruses during an online hacking spree he carried out with a number of other people located in Finland.
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Firefox Plugin Enables Anyone to hack Facebook Account in Public Wifi Spots
26 October 2010
Firesheep, A new Firefox plugin created by Eirc Butler that enables users to hack into the likes of Facebook and Twitter accounts when used on a public WiFi network. The plugin has already been downloaded over 110,000 times.
Posted in Hacking, NewsComments Off
HSE Breach Results in Medical Records of 1,500 Patients Compromised
18 October 2010
The latest data breach in the HSE has resulted in the medical records of up to 1,500 individuals being compromised in another major security breach for the State managed organisation.
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Survey Reveals 40,000 UK Wi-Fi AP’s Easily Accessible To Hackers
18 October 2010
Jason Hart, An ethical Hacker traveled the main routes of six UK cities using freely-available "wardriving" software. The aim of the operating was to determine the number of networks that were either open or easily accessible.
Posted in Hacking, News, SecurityComments Off
One Year Jail Term for Qatar School Boy
18 October 2010
A schoolboy found guilty of a offence has been sentenced to 1 year in jail and fined almost €2,000 after hacking into an email account and changing it's password.
Posted in Hacking, NewsComments Off
Fighting Illegal Content On The Internet
06 October 2010
Michael Moran, a specialist in online crime on secondment to Interpol from An Garda Siochana delivers a talk to the Institute of International & European Affairs.
Posted in General, News, SecurityComments (1)
Company Directors To Be Held Responsible For Cyber Crimes
05 October 2010
As soon as the Irish government brings the international Convention on Cybercrime into law, company directors may be prosecuted if it investigations uncover that they failed to adequately...
Posted in General, News, SecurityComments Off
Beware of Emailed Screen Savers
28 September 2010
A new scam that’s popping up online is where hackers send e-mails containing an attachment of a screen saver. A security hole in Microsoft actually allows these screen savers to install malicious software on your machine.
Posted in Hacking, News, SecurityComments Off
Names and Addresses of Individuals Downloading Porn Leaked
28 September 2010
A UK law firm's list of broadband subscribers suspected of illegally downloading and sharing adult videos on the Internet have been leaked after the firm's website was hacked.
Posted in Hacking, NewsComments Off
Google Enhances Authentication Security
22 September 2010
Google has released a new two-step verification process to help deter computer hackers from accessing email accounts and other Google services.
Posted in News, SecurityComments Off
UK Health Service Lose Unencrypted USB Key
21 September 2010
While travelling on a train a jumior doctor has lost an unencrypted USB key containing sensitive data relating to patinets' conditions and medication. It is believed that the doctor carried this information with him in order to be able to work from home.
Posted in General, News, SecurityComments Off
1/4 Of All Web Servers Vulnerable to Attack
21 September 2010
A recent exploit discovered for Microsoft's ASP.NET software has left all Windows users vulnerable to attack.
Posted in Hacking, News, SecurityComments Off
Jailbreaking your IPhone? Be Careful
21 September 2010
Users that are looking to jailbreak their IPhones are being targeted by hackers in an attempt to infect the users with malware.
Posted in Hacking, NewsComments Off
Garda Website Vulnerable to Attack
20 September 2010
In the wake of the CAO attack last month and as Gardai are still investigating the attack it has been uncovered that the Gardai's own website http://www.garda.ie is currently vulnerable to an attack.
Posted in General, News, SecurityComments Off
Trojan Monitors Porn Surfing Habits In a Bid to Extort Cash
15 September 2010
How would you feel about your browsing history being made public on a website? Don't worry you have the option of paying around $20 to have it removed.
Posted in UncategorizedComments Off
Prices of Goods & Services in the Cyber-criminal Underground
14 September 2010
According to a recent report by RSA, your credit card details can sell for between $1.50 and $3.00 in the underground market.
Posted in General, NewsComments Off
Burglars Target Facebook Users
14 September 2010
If your the type of person that logs onto Facebook and announces to the world that you’re off on holidays for the week, this could end up being used as intelligence by local burglars.
Posted in General, NewsComments Off
Hackers Sell House Without Owners Knowledge
14 September 2010
Nigerian Hackers have managed to sell an Australian mans house without his knowledge by hacking his email account.
Posted in Hacking, NewsComments Off
The origin of an AIB Phishing Scam
15 June 2010
Once again a spam e-mail message arrives in the inbox. On the surface it appears fairly ordinary. It’s an advertisement for a Viagra or some cheap Chinese knock off watches written in poor English trying to entice me to click onto some website. From time to time I like to investigate further as to how [...]
Posted in General, Hacking, NewsComments (1)
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- Eircom Laptops With No Encryption Stolen
- Irish Government Websites Targeted by Anonymous
- Securing your Linux Computer With IPTables
- Permanent TSB Phishing Scam
- Teenagers questioned over Fine Gael Website Hacking
- Sony Music Ireland Website Compromised
- New AIB SMS Scam
- Bitcoin – The new Internet Currency
- Irish Field Website Hacked
- McAfee – Secure or not Secure?
- Recruit Ireland Website Hacked
- Hackers & Criminal Gangs Targeting Irish Companies
- Importance of Backing up your Data
- Fine Gael Website Hacked by Anonymous
- GAA Database Stolen
- Trojan.Spy.YEK Emerges
- Missing Medical Records at St. Vincents Hospital
- Scottish Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking
- Firefox Plugin Enables Anyone to hack Facebook Account in Public Wifi Spots
- HSE Breach Results in Medical Records of 1,500 Patients Compromised
- Survey Reveals 40,000 UK Wi-Fi AP’s Easily Accessible To Hackers
- One Year Jail Term for Qatar School Boy
- Fighting Illegal Content On The Internet
- Company Directors To Be Held Responsible For Cyber Crimes
- Beware of Emailed Screen Savers
- Names and Addresses of Individuals Downloading Porn Leaked
- Google Enhances Authentication Security
- UK Health Service Lose Unencrypted USB Key
- 1/4 Of All Web Servers Vulnerable to Attack
- Jailbreaking your IPhone? Be Careful
- Garda Website Vulnerable to Attack
- Trojan Monitors Porn Surfing Habits In a Bid to Extort Cash
- Prices of Goods & Services in the Cyber-criminal Underground
- Burglars Target Facebook Users
- Hackers Sell House Without Owners Knowledge
- The origin of an AIB Phishing Scam
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