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Firms urged to apply updates after SharePoint attack

Businesses that use Microsoft's SharePoint have been urged to download and apply updates to close a potential gap in security, following a global cyber attack.

Business • 22 Jul

The cyber attack forced M&S's online clothing operation offline and left some food shelves bare

M&S says £300m cyberattack upheaval to linger into July

A "highly sophisticated and targeted" cyberattack will cost Marks & Spencer about £300m in lost operating profit, and disruption to online services is likely until July, the British retailer said today.

Business • 21 May

The Co-Op Group said last month that hackers had attempted to break into its systems

Co-Op systems now running normally after cyber incident

Britain's Co-Op Group has said availability in its shops and website will start to recover from this weekend as it brings its systems back online following a major cyber attack.

Business • 14 May

Some personal customer information has been taken in the M&S cyber attack, the retailer said today

M&S says customer information was taken in cyber attack

Retailer Marks & Spencer said today that some personal customer information was taken in the cyber attack that has crippled its online operation for more than three weeks.

Business • 13 May

Luxury London department store Harrods has restricted internet access across its sites yesterday as a precautionary measure after an attempt to gain unauthorised access to its systems

Harrods latest UK retailer to be hit by cyber attack

Harrods has become the latest high-profile UK retailer to fall victim to a cyber attack amid a wave of hacking incidents.

Business • 02 May

Marks & Spencer's flagship store on London's Oxford Street

Why is it taking M&S so long to recover from attack?

Marks and Spencer is still suffering the effects of what it has called a "cyber incident" which began last week.

Business • 01 May

M&, stopped taking clothing and home orders through its website and app last Friday after problems with contactless pay and click and collect services over the Easter holiday weekend

UK police probes Marks & Spencer cyber attack

The UK's Metropolitan Police is investigating a cyber attack on Marks & Spencer which has seen the retailer face major disruption.

Business • 01 May

WH Smith said its website, customer accounts and underlying customer databases are on separate systems and were not affected
by the cyber attack

WH Smith employee data subject to cyber attack

UK retailer WH Smith said today it was investigating a cyber security incident that led to illegal access to some company data, including that of existing and former employees.

Business • 02 Mar 23

The information was stolen in the cyber attack on the HSE in 2021

Tusla says 20,000 people had personal info stolen

Tusla is to begin contacting 20,000 people whose personal information was stolen during the 2021 cyber attack on the Health Service Executive.

Ireland • 01 Mar 23

JD Sports said the affected data was 'limited', as it does not hold full payment card data and did not believe account passwords were accessed

JD Sports says customer data accessed by cyber attack

Sports and fashion retailer JD Sports Fashion has been the victim of a cyber attack which saw customer data relating to historical online orders compromised, it said today.

Business • 30 Jan 23

As many as 9.8 million accounts may be compromised, equivalent to 40% of Australia's population

Optus says up to 10m customers caught in cyber attack

Australian company Optus, owned by Singapore Telecommunications, said it will contact up to 10 million customers whose personal details were taken in a "sophisticated" hack, but added no corporate clients were compromised.

Business • 23 Sep 22

The HSE was the victim of a widescale ransomware attack last year which caused months of disruption

HSE tests responses in simulated cyber attack

The Health Service Executive, the National Cyber Security Centre and a number of hospitals and pharmaceutical providers have participated in a large-scale European cyber exercise.

Ireland • 10 Jun 22

Two weeks ago, the charity informed the Data Protection Commission that it had been the victim of a cyber attack

Rehab Group victim of 'plain vanilla ransomware attack'

The Rehab Group has said that data has been accessed externally from some of its IT systems following a recent cyber attack.

Ireland • 30 Mar 22

Around €12.7m has been spent on ICT infrastructure, €5.5m on cyber/strategic partner support, €15.3m on vendor support for applications and €8.4m on Office 365

HSE cyber-attack cost hits €43m, could rise to €100m

The cost of the response to, and recovery from the cyber-attack on the Health Service Executive in May last year has reached almost €43 million and could rise to €100 Million.

Headlines • 23 Feb 22

The findings reveal that the average cyber security budget for small and medium sized businesses is just over €117,000

Most Irish SMEs hit by cyber-attack last year

95% of small and medium sized Irish businesses experienced a cyber-attack in the past year, according to the findings of a new survey.

Business • 07 Feb 22

29% of the businesses impacted said it took about a week to recover

Almost 30% of Irish firms hit by cyber attack last year

More than a quarter of Irish organisations experienced a cyber attack last year, according to the findings of a new survey.

Business • 03 Feb 22

Big Tech's vulnerabilities were on display this year, from cyber attacks to accusations of wrong-doing in pursuit of profit

Big Tech's biggest weaknesses were on display in 2021

While 2020 was a year when tech's greatest strengths were on display, it was its weaknesses that came to the fore in 2021, writes Adam Maguire.

2021 in Review • 31 Dec 21

The HSE was forced to shut down all of its IT systems earlier this year following the "significant" ransomware attack

HSE cyber attack evidence being gathered - gardaí

Gardaí investigating the Health Service Executive cyber attack have said they are gathering evidence in seven different countries.

Crime • 06 Oct 21

Apple said it fixed the vulnerability in yesterday's software update

Cyber arms dealer exploits iPhone vulnerability

A cyber surveillance company based in Israel developed a tool to break into Apple iPhones with a never-before-seen technique that has been in use since at least February, internet security watchdog group Citizen Lab has said.

Business • 14 Sep 21

Temple Street is among the hospitals affected by the cyber attack nearly five weeks ago (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

'Will be weeks' before CHI's systems operating normally

The CEO of Children's Health Ireland has said it "will be weeks" before the IT systems in Temple Street, Crumlin, Tallaght and CHI at Connolly are operating normally following the cyber attack nearly five weeks ago.

Health • 16 Jun 21

On 14 May, the HSE was forced to shut down its IT systems following a 'significant' ransomware attack

Cyber attack impact 'beyond comprehension' - Reid

Health Service Executive Chief Paul Reid has said the ongoing impact of the cyber attack is "beyond comprehension" and it will take a few more weeks yet to fully restore the IT systems.

Health • 04 Jun 21

Paul Reid said the attacked wiped out over 2,000 systems

Devastating impact of attack cannot be overstated - HSE

CEO of the Health Service Executive Paul Reid has said the damage caused by the cyber attack and the devastating impact that it has had on the health service "cannot be overstated".

Ireland • 03 Jun 21

The data included sensitive patient information, minutes of meetings, and correspondence with patients

HSE: Sensitive data of 520 patients on dark web

The Health Service Executive has confirmed that some patient data stolen in the cyber attack on its systems two weeks ago has been leaked on the dark web.

Health • 28 May 21

HSE was forced to shut down all its IT systems following a ransomware attack

HSE still 'very compromised' following cyber attack

The Health Service Executive remains very compromised following the cyber attack on its IT systems, but some progress is being made, according to Chief Operations Officer Anne O'Connor.

Health • 26 May 21

The hackers, believed to be a Russian organised crime group, have been holding onto sensitive information for more than 10 days now

Gardaí not aware of any stolen HSE data posted online

Gardaí have said they are not aware of any data stolen from the HSE computer system having been posted online today.

Ireland • 24 May 21

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