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Ireland Proposes New Bill for Police Spyware and Encryption Access

First seen 22 Jan 2026, 02:59 UTC • Theregister

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The Irish government is advancing a new Communications (Interception and Lawful Access) Bill aimed at enhancing police capabilities to intercept communications, including encrypted messages. This bill is intended to replace the existing Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993, providing a legal framework for the use of spyware by law enforcement.

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Attack Flow

15 entities, 14 inferred relationships (STIX 2.1).

Technique (1)

Malware

Organization (7)

DigiTask
Hacking Team
Intellexa
NSO Group
Paragon Solutions
Polizia Postale
WikiLeaks

Affected Platform (7)

Biometric Recognition Technology
Electronic Messaging Platforms
Email Services
Facial Recognition
IMSI Catchers
IoT Devices
Skype

Relationships

Malware targets Biometric Recognition Technology
Malware targets Electronic Messaging Platforms
Malware targets Email Services
Malware targets Facial Recognition
Malware related to DigiTask
Malware related to Hacking Team
Malware related to Intellexa
Malware related to NSO Group
Malware related to Paragon Solutions
Malware related to Polizia Postale
Malware related to WikiLeaks
Malware related to IMSI Catchers
Malware related to IoT Devices
Malware related to Skype

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Ireland Proposes New Bill for Police Spyware and Encryption Access

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