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IT expert says attack may have been testing the waters for future attack

IT expert: Cyber attack may be reconnaissance mission

An IT security expert has said the most worrying aspect of the recent cyber attack that has been sweeping the globe since Friday is that it is likely to be a reconnaissance mission for future attacks.

cyber attack • 15 May 17

The extent of the damage from Friday's attack is still unclear

Europol: Global reach of cyber attack is unprecedented

There are concerns that the global cyber attack, which has so far affected more than 200,000 victims in 150 countries, could escalate further when people return to work tomorrow.

World • 14 May 17

More than 126,000 computer systems in nearly 100 countries have been infected with the so-called WannaCry ransomware

GPs warned to check PC security systems before use

Businesses in Ireland have called on the Government to increase funding for cyber security protection following the massive hacking event that has spread around the world since Friday.

Ireland • 14 May 17

The anonymous IT expert became an international sensation after he prevented hundreds of thousands of computers from being infected by the ransomware that wreaked havoc across the UK's NHS

British IT expert praised for halting cyber attacks

A British cyber expert has been hailed an "accidental hero" after he stopped the spread of a global virus that brought chaos to networks around the world.

News • 13 May 17

One security software maker said they had observed 57,000 infections in 99 countries

Europol says cyber attack is of 'unprecedented level'

The wave of cyber attacks wreaking havoc across the globe is "at an unprecedented level", the European Union's law enforcement agency Europol has said.

Science and Technology • 13 May 17

Ransomware - Questions and answers

A type of computer virus known as ransomware has caused havoc in British hospitals, a Spanish telecoms company and many other organisations in dozens of countries around the world. Here are some key questions addressed.

technology • 15 May 17

Trinity College says that any shortfall will be made up from the university's future commercial revenues

Trinity hit with suspected cyber fraud

Two investigations have been launched following a suspected cyber fraud at Trinity College.

Ireland • 27 Apr 17

£2.5m was stolen from Tesco Bank in the UK's biggest financial cyber heist November

Lack of detail on Tesco Bank hack 'frustrating'

Banking executives and security experts are growing frustrated at the dearth of information available more than three months after £2.5m was stolen from Tesco Bank in the UK's biggest financial cyber heist.

Business • 08 Feb 17

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been named in the declassified intelligence report

Report: Putin behind cyber campaign to help Trump

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered "an influence campaign" in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election with the goal of undermining the democratic process and denigrating Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, a new, declassified intelligence report said.

Cyber Attack • 06 Jan 17

Three said it was investigating how many customers were affected and would be contacting them as soon as possible

Three affected by cyber attack in UK

Three, the smallest of Britain's four mobile phone networks, said yesterday that hackers had accessed its customer upgrade database after using employee logins.

Business • 18 Nov 16

Tesco Bank manages 136,000 current accounts in the UK

Attack sees money taken out of Tesco Bank accounts

The banking arm of retailer Tesco was scrambling today to deal with an online attack over the weekend on 40,000 customers' accounts, 20,000 of which had money removed.

Business • 07 Nov 16

It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the outages that occurred in Europe and the United States

Cyber attacks disrupt websites across US, Europe

Cyber attacks targeting a little known internet infrastructure company, Dyn, disrupted access to dozens of websites today, preventing some users from accessing PayPal, Twitter and Spotify.

News • 21 Oct 16

Other affected sites, which serve millions of customers, reportedly included the crafts marketplace Etsy and the software developer site Github, according to the website Hacker News

Twitter and Spotify affected by cyber attack

Major internet services including Twitter and Spotify suffered outages today as a US internet provider came under cyber attack.

Business • 21 Oct 16

A US government source has said there was no hard evidence yet on whether the Yahoo hack was state-sponsored

Cyber firm challenges Yahoo hack claim

A cyber security company has asserted that the hack of 500 million account credentials from Yahoo was the work of an Eastern European criminal gang.

Business • 29 Sep 16

Just over half of consumers actively control their privacy settings online

Online buyers wary of firms whose data was stolen

Half of all Irish consumers would stop buying from a shop that had their bank details lost or stolen in a cyber attack, according to a new survey.

Business • 24 Mar 16

101,000 customers left Talk Talk - less than 3% of its subscriber base - after the cyber attack

TalkTalk lost over 100,000 customers after attack

A cyber attack on the TalkTalk telecoms group in October cost the company as much as £80m but fewer customers than feared opted to end their subscriptions.

Business • 02 Feb 16

Wetherspoon said the hacked information had been obtained from its old website

JD Wetherspoon investigating website hack

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon said today it was taking action after discovering that a small number of its customer and staff details may have been accessed by a cyber attack.

Business • 04 Dec 15

Despite cyber attack, Talk Talk sticks to its guidance for this financial year

TalkTalk says cyber attack will cost it £30-35m

British broadband operator TalkTalk has put the cost of last month's cyber attack at £30-35m.

Business • 11 Nov 15

It is not known whether any Irish customers have been affected by the attack

Carphone Warehouse hit by cyber attack

The personal details of up to 2.4 million customers may have been accessed after a division of Carphone Warehouse was hit by a cyber attack, the mobile phone retailer has said.

News • 08 Aug 15

The assault caused TV5Monde's 11 channels to go temporarily off air and also hit its websites

IS hackers claim cyber attack on French TV station

Hackers claiming to be supporters of the self-styled Islamic State militant group knocked out channels of French public television station TV5Monde and posted material on its social media feeds to protest against French military action in Iraq.

News • 09 Apr 15

Sony says recent hack attack was unlikely to have a material impact on its financial results

Sony seeks to delay earnings over cyber attack

Sony will ask Japanese regulators for permission to delay the release of its earnings next month after a cyber attack at its Hollywood film unit compromised "a large amount of data" in its systems.

Business • 23 Jan 15

The US is considering putting North Korea back on a list of countries that sponsor terrorism

US may put North Korea on terror list - Obama

US President Barack Obama has said his government is considering putting North Korea back on a US list of countries that sponsor terrorism.

News • 21 Dec 14

NATO's Secretary-General said cyber defence is now part of NATO's core task of collective defence

Cyber attacks may result in military response

NATO leaders have agreed that a large-scale cyber attack on a member country could be considered an attack on the entire US-led alliance, potentially triggering a military response.

News • 05 Sep 14

Sony's Playstation and Entertainment Networks were hit by a distributed denial of service attack

Sony's online gaming and music services attacked

Japanese entertainment giant Sony has said its online music and gaming sites came under a cyber attack by a hacker group that also claimed there were explosives on a plane carrying a senior company executive.

Business • 25 Aug 14

The volumes of traffic involved in the attack were having a knock-on effect on the rest of the internet

Cyber attack slows global internet service

One of the largest ever cyber attacks is slowing global internet services after an organisation blocking "spam" content became a target, with some experts saying the disruption could get worse.

News • 27 Mar 13

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