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Ie: Ransomware cyberattack hits Coombe hospital, IT services locked down as precaution

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Dissent

Eoghan Moloney and Eilish O’Regan report:

The Coombe Hospital has been the subject of a ransomware cyberattack overnight, the hospital has confirmed.

The maternity and infants hospital said that services are continuing as normal despite the cyberattack on Wednesday night.

The hospital isolated and locked down its IT services once the attack was discovered “on a precautionary basis” and is working with the HSE to resolve the issue.

Read more at Independent.ie

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