Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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473. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Ministerial phones have been hacked or attempted to be hacked during the term of office. [42925/21]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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In August 2020, I was subjected to a phishing attack via the “Telegram” messaging app on my mobile phone. Using credentials created on this platform, my identity was used to contact several foreign ministries.

The phone was taken out of use, a replacement issued and on the advice of officials, the incident was reported to An Garda Síochána.

An Garda Síochána, in conjunction with the National Cyber Security Centre, carried out a digital forensic investigation on the phone.

Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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474. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has ever used his personal phones for Government business; and if so, if the personal phones have been hacked during his term of office. [42943/21]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I can confirm that I only use the official phone provided by my Department for Government business.