Reminder: If you are first sending out data breach notification letters two years after the breach, you might want a public announcement or media campaign to alert the public that letters are going out. Daire Fitton reports: People across Cork have raised concerns with the HSE after suddenly receiving letters about their leaked personal information…
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Cost of HSE cyberattack by Conti rises to €80m, letter shows
Jennifer Bray reports: The cost of the cyberattack on the Health Service Executive has risen to €80 million, according to new information. In a letter to Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín last Friday, HSE chief information officer Fran Thompson said that the costs came to more than €42 million in 2021 and to nearly €39 million…
HSE cyberattack: More than 100,000 people whose personal data stolen to be contacted
Jack Horgan-Jones reports: More than 100,000 people who had their personal data stolen during the HSE cyberattack last year will begin being contacted by the service in the coming weeks, The Irish Times has learned. The health service is expected to start contacting people this month, opening the way to further controversy surrounding the attack,…
HSE hack victims who had personal information stolen have not been told they were targets
Ferghal Blaney reports: Hacking victims who had their personal information stolen during the HSE ransomware attack last year have not been told they were targeted. It’s a legal requirement for the health authority’s IT management to inform them under GDPR rules. The HSE said in a statement that it was taking time to get through all of the…
Ie: Mother seeking compensation from HSE over data breach involving report into treatment of toddler at hospital
Independent.ie reports: A report compiled by the HSE in response to a complaint about the treatment given to a 19-month-old patient found its way into the wrong hands, Wexford Circuit Court was told. The result was a case taken on behalf of the now three-year-old girl from County Wexford seeking compensation for the breach of…
HHS: Lessons learned from the HSE cyberattack
HHS Cybersecurity Program has released a new threat brief on lessons learned from the HSE cyberattack. DataBreaches.net covered the incident and aftermath in a number of articles because of the significance of the breach impacting patient care — including for cancer patients — and the unusual twist the case took when the Conti threat actors…