Legal risks pile up for Altman as OpenAI uncovers dozens of hacks
Cybersecurity incidents involving company’s AI tools leave ChatGPT maker vulnerable to wave of lawsuits
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Asos shares slump after hack messages
Customers received unverified text message warning ‘Snowflake instance’ has been ‘fully compromised’
Humans must always be responsible for AI
AI agents act within parameters set by people and it’s up to them to set them correctly
Almost 50,000 more digital specialists needed by 2030, agency says
Expert group calls for more education and training and greater collaboration with business
Could the Australian health service website hack happen in Ireland?
The incident is the first publicly reported breach of a government website by an AI ‘agent’
Revolut customers in Ireland affected by ‘third-party’ data breach
Incident relates to ‘historical records’ of customers who used fintech’s US stock trading feature before December 2023
Hackers demand Revolut hand over $3m ransom amid data breach
Group calling itself iamnotavillain threatens to sell customers’ confidential records to other criminals unless UK fintech pays within 24 hours
Torches and battery-operated radios: New guidelines for a national emergency are in the post
A three-week nationwide distribution programme will see approximately 2.2 million households ‘Be Emergency Ready’
Funding for Irish enterprises overwhelmingly dependent on international investors, study finds
Sector open to shocks from ongoing global geopolitical instability
Irish cybersecurity company ZeroRisk raises $10m to support international expansion
Funding will also be used for product development, expanding team and supporting deployment with major payment providers
Tech giants warn that window to defend against AI attacks is narrowing
Open letter signed by OpenAI and Anthropic among others signals doubt on ability to control AI models
Bit parts for climate in script and song could help war on fossil fuels
Clean technologies rarely feature in popular entertainment – with a few recent exceptions
Why do so many under-35s struggle to find work in Ireland’s booming economy?
Despite near full employment there were more than 80,000 people aged 34 and under unemployed in the second quarter of 2026
Old-fashioned deception supercharged by technology
The rise of artificial intelligence tools has enabled fraudsters to automate phishing, scam call scripting and deepfake impersonations
Reinforcing the weakest links in supply chains
Suppliers can create cyber risk because they often have privileged access to systems, data and critical business operations
The evolving cyber workforce and the gap between skills and demand
How organisations can attract, develop and retain the talent needed to meet rapidly evolving cyber threats
The business of cybersecurity: Resilience is just as important as compliance
Mature organisations have moved cybersecurity out of the server room and into the boardroom
Most Irish businesses hit with cyberattacks in last year, survey says
A third suffered more than three attacks, with similar number losing revenue and facing legal bills
Hospitals say insufficient funding is affecting patient services
Irish Voluntary Healthcare Association says its members are worried about financial sustainability
The OPW uses Russian password technology – how did that happen?
In the News podcast: Three State agencies use Passwork programme
Sex abuser Michael Shine, Jamey Carney suspect and e-scooter brain injuries
Plus: Doctors say e-scooters have become the biggest cause of traumatic brain injuries in children
These Irish State agencies use password software with deep links to a Russian tech firm
Irish Times investigation finds software involved in handling of sensitive information with at least three agencies
HSE pauses issuing some services, including medical and long-term illness cards due to cyberattack
Executive confirms it was ‘alerted by an external provider of card printing services of a cyberattack on their systems’
State’s digital wallet plan is a gift for cybercriminals and a data privacy nightmare
Everyone wants to protect children from pornography but making adults prove their identity to access sites is not the way to do it
Canadian tech group OpenText to create 400 jobs in Ireland over three years
Business investing €105m to grow presence in Ireland as it expands its agentic AI and sovereign cloud capabilities in Europe
What ‘soft skills’ are and why they’re more important than ever
Skills like critical thinking, creativity and problem solving allow a graduate to stand out from their peers
AI strengthens phishing fraudsters by making ‘dodgy’ invoice emails word-perfect
‘Irish businesses are bracing for a Hollywood version of cybercrime while the side door is left wide open,’ says ESET
How much AI is too much?
Artificial intelligence is everywhere, but not everyone is sure that is a good thing
Why F5 acquired a Dublin tech security firm: ‘AI at the moment is quite a vulnerable technology’
Dublin-based Calypso AI was acquired with the ambition of securing a chunk of a market estimated at $10bn in next few years
ECB summons banks to urge them to fix flaws exposed by latest AI models
Supervisor to stress seriousness of risks to financial system at hastily arranged meeting
Revenue staff are warned about passwords after 137 employees caught up in data breach
Some details already published online after negotiations over ransomware attack on supplier ‘did not go well’
Anthropic to brief global financial watchdog on cyber flaws exposed by Mythos
US tech group will discuss capabilities of its new AI model with members of the Financial Stability Board
Warning issued on overcharging scams at Irish pubs and restaurants
Bank of Ireland urges customers to be vigilant when making card payments
We give away reams of information about ourselves online and don’t even know it
We are telling websites and potential fraudsters even more about ourselves than most of us realise
Fears mount that Munster TU students’ personal data compromised in cyberattack
US-based Instructure, which provides system used by Munster Technological University, flags global incident
Cancer and ambulance services among HSE websites shut down after cybersecurity incident
Affected pages providing information on various services taken offline after ‘unexpected’ server activity
More than one third of Irish adults experience financial fraud
Up to 40% of victims never report crime
Irish financial firms see cyber attacks as biggest operational threat
Survey finds large majority of compliance experts believe their company is well prepared to deal with incidents
In-car recording systems: The spy in the cab is fast becoming standard equipment
New in-car recording systems are designed to help provide real-world safety data, but there are significant privacy concerns
Phones could be the chink in a company’s armour
Given the increased awareness of cybersecurity, an alarming number of companies seem oddly casual in their approach to smartphones
HCS shareholders to invest more than €13m in firm to spur growth and open new Dublin office
Managed IT services company to create 125 jobs in next two years
IT worker secretly recorded bosses after voicing concerns about supplier’s Israeli links
Employee was told he was ‘wasting a lot of executive time’ and engaging in ‘tinfoil hat stuff’, WRC hears
Healthcare recruitment company says gardaí investigating ‘cyber security incident’
Healthdaq has offices in Belfast and Dublin
Computer engineer claims he was penalised for flagging company’s Israel links
Cian Ó Laoi told his chief executive he was concerned about ‘nonchalantly giving business to an Israeli company’
‘It’s all hands on deck’: Iran’s hackers go to war
Tehran’s cyber operatives have sought to sow fear and extract intelligence in a series of attacks on Israel and the US
Gardaí open €30m bitcoin virtual wallet, first of 12 accessed since seizure in 2019
Total of 6,000 bitcoin, now worth €360m, was inaccessible to Cab because codes were hidden in lost fishing rod case
Office of the Planning Regulator faces overhaul amid concern over delays
Jack Chambers to brief Cabinet on plans aimed at speeding up critical infrastructure delivery
Government has not published risk assessment since 2024 despite rising global tensions
Most recent risk assessment was published in September 2024 ‘and remains valid today’, says Taoiseach
Man jailed over role in €500,000 An Post smishing scam
Laptop found in home of Brandon Abrahams (33) had ‘thousands and thousands’ of spreadsheet pages with people’s personal debit-card details
Priest lost nearly €50,000 in broadband phishing scam
Priest tells Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that he believes the bank failed him as a customer
‘I feel so stupid’: Victim’s shame at falling for ‘classic’ €30,000 invoice scam
Payment redirection fraud typically impacts businesses rather than individuals – but as this story proves, no one is safe
M&S Ireland returns to profit despite stagnant fashion, home and beauty sales
Dramatic fall in exceptional charges the major factor behind swing from €8.8m loss to €18.7m profit
Three big multinationals pay almost half of our corporation taxes
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