There has been no indication that data has been compromised. NUI Galway has temporarily restricted some services used by staff following a suspected cyberattack on the university’s computer system. The institution took the precautionary action on Tuesday (17 May). “Suspicious activity was identified on our university network in recent days and as a precaution we […]

4 years ago

“Ireland is not neutral in this war. Let no one be under any illusions there.” The Irish Government is concerned about potential cyberattacks in response to sanctions against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, according to Simon Coveney. The Minister for Foreign Affairs spoke about the possibility of cyberattacks on The Pat Kenny Show on […]

4 years ago

Criminals are taking advantage of people working from home. There has been an “alarming rate” of cyberattacks taking place since the outbreak of Covid-19, a new report has found. In one four-month period (January to April 2020) some 907,000 spam messages, 737 incidents related to malware and 48,000 malicious URLs – all in some way […]

6 years ago