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# Hacking

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This flaw lets attackers take over your PC through your wireless mouse
If it’s a non-Bluetooth mouse, you might want to check for updates when you get the chance.
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Feb 25th 2016, 9:46 AM
DDoS attacks brought down lottery and government sites, but what are they?
It was the reason why a number of high-profile Irish sites were forced offline, but how much of a problem can they be?
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Jan 23rd 2016, 8:45 AM
Anonymous attacks Thai police sites in protest at backpacker murder verdicts
Two Myanmar migrant workers were sentenced to death last month over the murders of two British tourists.
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Jan 6th 2016, 8:42 AM
Microsoft will start telling users if they were the target of government snooping
The policy change follows news that Chinese authorities had hacked into more than a thousand Hotmail accounts back in 2011.
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Dec 31st 2015, 12:30 PM
Twitter warns users about possible 'government' hacking
The company emailed a number of users alerting them to hacking attempts from ‘state-sponsored actors’.
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Dec 14th 2015, 10:38 AM
The TalkTalk hack is going to cost it up to €49 million
It will also offer customers a free upgrade to encourage them to stay on the service.
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Nov 11th 2015, 10:03 AM
Judge accused of asking an FBI agent to spy on his family in exchange for free beer
“No no no. You’ve had to take time. And I’m glad to do something…”
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Nov 6th 2015, 11:55 PM
The hacker group Anonymous has exposed hundreds of alleged Ku Klux Klan members
‘This is not about the ideas of members of the Ku Klux Klan. This is about the behaviours of members of KKK splinter cells that bear the hallmarks of terrorism.’
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Nov 5th 2015, 11:26 PM
Thousands take to the streets in Guy Fawkes masks in centre of London
So far the anti-capitalist group has set fire to a police car.
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Nov 5th 2015, 10:20 PM
The company behind Tinder says its dating services are 'frequently under attack'
Because no site is ever truly safe.
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Oct 20th 2015, 1:55 PM
There's a new kind of Facebook notification you'll never want to see
It means your profile is believed to have been targeted by a government-sponsored hacker.
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Oct 19th 2015, 7:30 PM
Confirmed: Rebekah Brooks is back in charge of The Sunday Times and The Sun
She left the organisation in 2011 and received a €22 million payoff.
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Sep 2nd 2015, 4:05 PM
Almost all of the women on Ashley Madison are fake, according to new data
Gizmodo writer Annalee Newlitz says the company faked female profiles to lure men in.
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Aug 27th 2015, 8:17 AM
Oireachtas, Garda and Defence Forces emails appear on Ashley Madison database
A search of the hacked databases found 17 email addresses linked to government departments and state agencies.
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Aug 21st 2015, 1:44 PM
Two radio hosts have outed a husband's Ashley Madison account live on air
The FBI have launched an investigation into the infidelity site hack.
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Aug 20th 2015, 12:17 PM
How a group of hackers and traders made $100 million - using press releases
The story of “one of the most intricate and sophisticated trading rings” in history.
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Aug 16th 2015, 9:00 PM
Millions of customers could be affected by Carphone Warehouse cyber attack
No Irish customers have been affected.
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Aug 8th 2015, 6:15 PM
A lone hacker is earning up to €91,000 per month just by sending emails
And he may not even have great computer skills.
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Aug 8th 2015, 10:00 AM
Fancy being a millionaire hacker? It's easier than you might think
Learn some code, pick up some Russian… and be ok with living a criminal life. Easy as 1,2,3…
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Jul 25th 2015, 7:00 PM
Irish people aren't too worried about affair website getting hacked
“Life is short. Have an affair.”
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Jul 21st 2015, 4:08 PM
Dublin gym websites targeted by Islamist hacking group
The leisure centres are working to remove the messages and gruesome content.
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Jul 17th 2015, 11:11 PM
Leaked emails show Irish Defence Forces held talks with controversial hacking company
Hacking Team sells viruses to repressive governments, but the Defence Forces say they never bought anything.
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Jul 9th 2015, 11:10 PM
Paul Gascoigne has won €264,000 in damages for having his phone hacked
The troubled former footballer, along with numerous other celebrities, has received a settlement from Mirror Group Newspapers.
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May 21st 2015, 1:26 PM
The Government is thinking up new ways to stop you from being hacked
Experts say the public needs protection against ‘petty’ cybercrimes.
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Apr 19th 2015, 8:00 AM
Ex-policeman who leaked Milly Dowler information to The Sun has been jailed
Simon Quinn, 43, will serve 18 months in prison.
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Apr 1st 2015, 3:53 PM
Second blogger 'brutally hacked to death' in Bangladesh
He had criticised fundamentalist Islamic views.
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Mar 30th 2015, 8:36 PM
This is how you make sure everything you have online stays safe
Or at the very least, make it very difficult to be compromised.
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Mar 29th 2015, 6:00 PM
Explainer: What exactly is hacking anyway?
Clue: it’s not what’s happening in the picture.
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Mar 22nd 2015, 11:00 AM
BBC's website went down and an old childhood nemesis freaked everyone out
That old test card made a terrifying reappearance.
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Mar 14th 2015, 2:51 PM
Rebekah Brooks 'to head up Storyful in News Corp return'
The former editor of the Sun and the News of the World was acquitted on hacking charges last year.
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Mar 2nd 2015, 8:35 AM
Taylor Swift responds to Lizard Squad's hacking attempt in perfect fashion
The hacking group took over her Twitter and Instagram accounts earlier today.
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Jan 27th 2015, 6:26 PM
Hackers claiming to support Islamic State have done this to Malaysia Airlines
It is the latest attack linked to a group calling itself the Lizard Squad.
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Jan 26th 2015, 9:54 AM
Teenager arrested for Xbox and Playstation Christmas attacks
The 18-year-old was detained as part of a joint effort between police in Britain and the United States.
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Jan 16th 2015, 3:17 PM
North Korea is really unhappy with the US over those new sanctions
North Korea said the US is focused on ‘inveterate repugnancy and hostility’. Ouch.
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Jan 4th 2015, 11:35 AM
Hacking, war and talks with South Korea... Kim Jong Un gave a New Year's Day speech
A summit between the two countries has not been held since 2007.
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Jan 1st 2015, 1:26 PM
Sony's Playstation network is up again as the company admits it WAS attacked by hackers
No direct link is being made to the cyber attack over ‘The Interview’.
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Dec 28th 2014, 12:05 PM
Did Kim Dotcom save Xbox and Playstation users from a game-free Christmas?
A hacking group claimed responsibility for another attack on both the systems.
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Dec 26th 2014, 3:08 PM
Sony is now going to release The Interview to "the largest possible audience"
Only 200-300 cinemas are, however, expected to show the film.
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Dec 23rd 2014, 9:20 PM
US to review North Korea terror status after Sony hack
President Barack Obama said the hacking incident was not an act of war.
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Dec 21st 2014, 7:40 PM
If North Korea did hack Sony, it's a watershed moment in cyber-warfare
It is reportedly the first to use “a highly destructive class of malicious software that is designed to make computer networks unable to operate” into a company’s computer system in the United States.
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Dec 6th 2014, 6:30 PM
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