The Irish private-equity backed company has informed US authorities that it was targeted by a hacking incident with more than 240,000 people believed to be affected.
Ivan Neculiti was recently sanctioned by the EU, accused of operating servers used by Russia for cyber-attacks. The Moldovan has an Irish company among his string of businesses.
The 2018 phishing cyberattack allowed unauthorised persons to gain control of up to six university staff accounts. One of the compromised accounts was then used to assist in a case of fraud.
As a former FBI agent, Jason Smolanoff led some of the world’s largest cybercrime investigations. He talks about the rise of cyberwarfare, ransomware, and the lengths that some criminal gangs will go to cover their tracks.
A business linked to a former member of Israel’s cyber warfare unit is under investigation by the European Parliament after its software was used to spy on a Greek journalist. Its corporate headquarters is in Ireland.
Andrea Manning says around 60 per cent of small businesses that are hit by cybercrime go out of business within six months. And her start-up, CyberPie, is designed to help them. She outlines her pitch and her plan.
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