Malicious email in councillor's hacked account finds its way to Oireachtas network

Staff within the Oireachtas have been told not to open any attachment, or to click on any link, coming from the councillor’s address.

Labour councillor for Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, Peter O’Brien, had his official email account hacked on Monday. File photo: iStock

The Oireachtas IT unit has scrambled to advise staff and elected representatives to be on guard after a malicious email entered their network from the hacked account of a local councillor.

The ICT unit within the Houses of the Oireachtas this afternoon mailed all staff within the complex about the mail, which was received from the account of Labour councillor for Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Peter O’Brien.