Hackers are expected to have accessed patient data as part of the HSE ransomware attack, and may now publish it online, a Government Minister has said. The HSE has found it has some clean back-up data and is slowly restoring its services, but it promises to be a slow process. HSE operations chief Anne O’Connor said on Sunday that core radiology and patient management systems are down. Ransom noteA ransom note purporting to come from the criminal gang was published in the US media at the weekend and threatens the release of detailed patient information unless a ransom of $20 million is paid. It claims the attackers have been inside the HSE system for two weeks and encrypted a significant amount of data, including patient and banking details.

Source: The Irish Times May 17, 2021 03:56 UTC