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485:O Faolain, Aodhan (11 February 2023).
459:Ó Faoláin, Aodhán (11 February 2023).
1333:Cybercrime in the Republic of Ireland
926:Ukrainian cyberattacks against Russia
704:European Medicines Agency data breach
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407:Clarke, Vivienne (9 February 2023).
269:O'Donovan, Brian (7 February 2023).
243:O'Donovan, Brian (7 February 2023).
180:that they were being blackmailed by
134:National Maritime College of Ireland
921:Change Healthcare ransomware attack
750:Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack
539:Griffin, Niamh (12 February 2023).
379:Kelleher, Eoin (10 February 2023).
323:McGowran, Leigh (9 February 2023).
295:McGowran, Leigh (7 February 2023).
199:The university is working with the
593:English, Eoin (10 February 2023).
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565:Costa, Imasha (9 February 2023).
740:Microsoft Exchange Server breach
513:Kane, Conor (12 February 2023).
150:Munster Technological University
119:Munster Technological University
80:Munster Technological University
44:Munster Technological University
1313:February 2023 events in Ireland
946:IRLeaks attack on Iranian banks
1308:February 2023 crimes in Europe
205:National Cyber Security Centre
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941:Fur Affinity domain hijacking
846:Shanghai police database leak
836:Costa Rican ransomware attack
95:Stolen data published on the
770:Kaseya VSA ransomware attack
209:Data Protection Commissioner
895:British Library cyberattack
885:Insomniac Games data breach
224:2021 cyberattack on the HSE
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890:Polish railway cyberattack
775:Transnet ransomware attack
765:JBS S.A. ransomware attack
699:Twitter account hijacking
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117:In early February 2023,
92:Closing of Cork campuses
831:DDoS attacks on Romania
154:information technology
1170:Account pre-hijacking
916:Kadokawa and Niconico
816:Red Cross data breach
1323:Hacking in the 2020s
841:LastPass vault theft
811:Ukraine cyberattacks
724:Vastaamo data breach
648:Hacking in the 2020s
148:On 7 February 2023,
936:Trump campaign hack
852:Grand Theft Auto VI
719:EasyJet data breach
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880:MOVEit data breach
709:Nintendo data leak
670:2030s →
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386:EchoLive.ie
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130:Bishopstown
126:cyberattack
121:suffered a
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1338:Ransomware
1297:Categories
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364:9 February
280:9 February
254:9 February
230:References
178:High Court
144:Background
123:ransomware
70:ransomware
32:2023-02-07
1278:Pipedream
1212:Sinkclose
1164:Log4Shell
1132:disclosed
1130:publicly
1028:Guacamaya
998:Cozy Bear
966:Anonymous
694:BlueLeaks
1257:Predator
1241:Drovorub
1200:Terrapin
1188:LogoFAIL
1182:Downfall
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1073:Sandworm
1048:Lapsus$
1008:DarkSide
988:BlackCat
666:Timeline
572:Cork Beo
519:RTÉ News
438:RTÉ News
275:RTÉ News
249:RTÉ News
207:and the
195:Response
189:dark web
182:Blackcat
110:Blackcat
106:Suspects
97:dark web
50:Location
1236:Adrozek
1222:Malware
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