Donncha O'Cearbhaill
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| Donnacha Carrol | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Donncha O'Cearbhaill |
| Born | Birr, Offaly |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | Trinity College, Dublin |
Donncha O'Cearbhaill is an Irish university student. His father is John Carroll, an independent Offaly county councillor.[1]
In 2011 he won an Irish Olympiad medal in the field of computer science, while attending St. Brendan's Community School.[2]
In September 2011 he was questioned by Gardaí about the compromising of the Fine Gael website.[3]
On March 6, 2012 he was arrested[1][4][5][6][7] in relation to the leak of a January 17 conference call between the FBI and the UK Serious Organised Crime Agency.[8] He was released after 24 hours without charge.[3]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Councillor's son accused of hacking". Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ "Irish Science Olympiad 2011". April 4, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ a b Pogatchnik, Shawn; Satter, Raphael (March 7, 2012). "Irish hacking suspect freed in wake of FBI sting". Associated Press (Dublin).
- ^ "Six Hackers in the United States and Abroad Charged for Crimes Affecting Over One Million Victims" (Press release). Federal Bureau of Investigation. March 6, 2012.
- ^ Satter, Raphael (March 6, 2012). "FBI: Irish misstep led to conference call leak". Associated Press (London).
- ^ Lally, Conor (March 7, 2012). "FBI indicts Irish students over global hacking conspiracy". The Irish Times.
- ^ Rogers, Stephen; Ryan, Conor (March 7, 2012). "FBI: Irish duo are top hackers". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "FBI Conference Call - #FFF.". Retrieved March 6, 2012.
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