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Fears patient data could appear online today as cyber attack ransom due

May 24, 2021 07:14
By Shannonside News
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Fears patient data could appear online today as cyber attack ransom due

Hackers have threatened to post confidential medical files on the dark web, if they haven't received a ransom payment by today.

Data from the HSE cyber attack could appear online today after those behind it indicated a potential dump if a ransom isn't paid.

The Government has always ruled out paying any fee to those who attacked the HSE and Department of Health's IT systems.

The head of the HSE says officials will be concentrating on getting some national systems working again.

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Paul Reid says they're making progress but it'll likely take weeks before systems are back operating properly:

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