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How to check if you are one of the 1.5 million Irish users involved in Facebook's data leak

Over the weekend, personal data of upwards of 533 million worldwide Facebook users - including an estimated 1.5 million Irish users - was published online. The information included phone numbers, Facebook IDs, names, locations, birthdates, and email ...

06 Apr 2021 at 19:16

National News

New data centres required to supply their own power to reduce energy consumption

New data centres in Ireland may have to show they can generate their own power on site before given access to the National Electricity Grid. This, along with a centres' ability to reduce consumption when requested to do so in times of shortages and ...

23 Nov 2021 at 15:58

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HSE data "does appear to have been displayed on the Darknet" - Health Minister

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly told Newstalk this morning that HSE patient data does appear to have been leaked onto the Darknet. A Financial Times report published yesterday provided evidence from the Darknet in the form of screenshots and ...

20 May 2021 at 19:00

National News

TD says government are "bending over to global corporations"

A People Before Profit TD has told the government they're "bending over to global corporations" when it comes to their position on data centres. Deputy Bríd Smith made the comments in Dáil Éireann today during a discussion on the proposed ...

29 Sept 2021 at 16:41

National News

Oireachtas committee recommends ban on tracking children's online data

The prohibition of any form of profiling or tracking of children's online data has been recommended by an Oireachtas committee. The Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media advised the change to the Online Safety and ...

02 Nov 2021 at 15:49

National News

LATEST: HSE to start notifying people affected by last year's data breach

The Health Service Executive (HSE) will soon start notifying people affected by last year's data breach. RTÉ News has reported that 113,000 people will be contacted by letter in the coming months relating to the cyber-attack in May ...

08 Nov 2022 at 13:12

National News

Sinn Féin should 'proactively' tell voters about Abú canvassing database, says new report

Sinn Féin must tell voters about an internal party database on their canvassing and electioneering material, the Data Protection Commission has said. A report published today (December 20) by the Data Protection Commissioner says ...

20 Dec 2021 at 16:06

National News

Ages and incomes of Irish home buyers revealed in new CSO data

Ages and incomes of home buyers across Ireland has been revealed in new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The 'Characteristics of Residential Property Purchasers - Prices, Ages and Incomes at Local Electoral Areas ...

20 Jun 2022 at 18:27

Northern Ireland

Man charged with possessing documents related to PSNI data breach

A man has been charged with possessing documents in relation to last week’s major data breach at the Police Service of Northern Ireland. In an error made by a junior member of staff when responding to a Freedom of Information ...

19 Aug 2023 at 22:30

National News

Gardai and Fastway among those reprimanded by watchdog for data breaches in 2022

An Garda Siochana and the Fastway delivery firm are among the organisations that were reprimanded over data breaches, according to a watchdog’s annual report. Gardai reported a breach to the Data Protection Commission (DPC) ...

07 Mar 2023 at 00:01

National News

Taylor Swift's Ireland concert caused 'seismic event' due to huge crowds 'shaking it off'

Researchers have found that Taylor Swift triggered seismic activity during the three nights of her Eras Tour at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium recently, with activity from fans 'shaking it off' being tracked more than 100km away. ...

12 Jul 2024 at 13:56

Northern Ireland

Man, 50, in court for possessing documents following PSNI data breach

A man charged with possessing documents following a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) data breach will appear in court on Monday. PSNI said the 50-year-old, who has been charged with possessing documents or ...

21 Aug 2023 at 03:02

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