Getting patients’ data back in the HSE and the Department of Health cyber-attack will take “weeks”, the Taoiseach has admitted. Micheál Martin said that while obtaining the decryption key is positive, “enormous work” still lies ahead in rebuilding systems. He added that there is still a “danger” that patients data may be dumped online next week. “In terms of getting the operation of services back and getting our data systems back, it can help, but in itself, the process will still be slow,” he said. The Taoiseach added that there was no payment made in obtaining the decryption key and that it did not come through diplomatic channels.

Source: Irish Independent May 21, 2021 17:03 UTC