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Tuesday 29 September 2020
Hector Xavier Monsegur, known as Sabu, taught the US government about the inner workings of hacking collectives like Anonymous.
The 19-year-old had been arrested and held at a station in Dublin as part of a global investigation into computer hacking.
Documents filed at a federal court in New York reveal details of charges being brought against two Irishmen as well as an emailing error by a member of the Gardaí.
All the day’s main news as well as the bits and pieces that you may have missed…
A man aged in his late teens was arrested this morning and is being held in connection with an international computer hacking investigation at a south Dublin garda station.
Three teenagers were among those arrested as part of a worldwide investigation into the actions of groups like Anonymous, AntiSec and LulzSec.
The ‘hacktivist’ group breaches the website of a military contractor as part of its ‘military meltdown Monday’.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
A senior figure within Anonymous is thought to have given a warning that ‘tomorrow is the beginning’.
Anonymous posts a small number of usernames and passwords gleaned from Apple’s surveys server.
It could be a sign of nerves in the face of law enforcement investigations.
In your 9 at 9: Minister in sack threat; the universal social charge is here to stay; the end of LulzSec; the senator and the passport row; and the world’s ugliest dog.
An English teen is suspected of being involved in the ‘LulzSec’ hacking movement, which denies any involvement.
We didn’t even think the Megadrive could connect to the internet…
A security review is ordered after the Senate’s website is compromised by the loosely-aligned Lulz Security group.
ENGLAND HAS INTRODUCED new rules that could see people receive fines of up to £10,000 if they fail to self-isolate.
This means that anyone who has tested positive or has been a close contact of a Covid-19 case and fails to quarantine could receive a hefty penalty.
There have been some calls for a similar system here too, to prevent the spread of the virus and to stop any flouting of rules.
So today we want to know: Should people who fail to self-isolate be fined?
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