Tag: Ireland

Data of thousands of drivers in Ireland who had vehicles towed exposed in IT breach

October 25, 2023

According to the Irish Independent*, thousands of drivers whose cars were towed on behalf of the gardaí had details of insurance investigations, vehicle registration certs, notices of car seizures and payment card details exposed in a major IT data breach. How can such incidents be prevented? According to the newspaper the breach was caused by … More Data of thousands of drivers in Ireland who had vehicles towed exposed in IT breach

PSNI data breach: two crucial vulnerabilities, one big mess

August 9, 2023

The breaking news of the PSNI data breach has exposed two major vulnerabilities security experts have been warning about for quite a while – data handling and insider threats. Yesterday news broke that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has accidentally leaked the surname, initials, the rank or grade, the work location and departments … More PSNI data breach: two crucial vulnerabilities, one big mess

“Good for you,” email scam, claiming to be a Garda child pornography investigation, targets potential Irish victims

July 6, 2023

A new variation of an old scam is doing the rounds in Ireland, pretending to be from An Garda Síochána and asking the potential victim to explain their involvement in alleged child pornography offences. An email with a pdf attachment, coming from a French address is hitting Irish mailboxes. The email states: “Dear,attached is a … More “Good for you,” email scam, claiming to be a Garda child pornography investigation, targets potential Irish victims

Facebook scam targets pages of Irish political parties, media and businesses

June 13, 2023

A phishing scam claiming “Your Post Goes Against Our Community Standards So Only You Can See”, tags Irish political parties, media, businesses and others, to make them click on a phishing link. An insidious scam, which leads users to believe something on their Facebook page goes against community standards is tagging various Irish Facebook pages … More Facebook scam targets pages of Irish political parties, media and businesses

Ireland fines Facebook owner Meta €1.2bn for mishandling user information

May 24, 2023

Facebook’s owner, Meta, has been fined a record €1.2bn (£1bn) and ordered to suspend the transfer of user data from the EU to the US by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission. The €1.2bn fine imposed by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), which regulates Meta across the EU, is a record for a breach of the bloc’s … More Ireland fines Facebook owner Meta €1.2bn for mishandling user information