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…
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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,…
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…
HSE given stolen data, including medical records, taken by criminals during cyber attack in May
Eilish O’Regan reports: The HSE has been given stolen data, including medical records, obtained by criminals during the May cyber attack, it emerged today. The material was given to the HSE by the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau who received it from the Department of Justice in the United States under a Mutual Legal Assistance…
Ie: Hackers accessed HSE system eight weeks before cyber attack
Dyane Connor reports: The cyber attackers who hacked the Health Service Executive’s IT system, had accessed the system eight weeks before it detonated the malicious software, which caused devastating disruption across healthcare services. A report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has found there were several “missed opportunities” after a phishing email was opened allowing the attacker access…
Ie: Delayed cancer diagnoses fears over HSE cyberattack backlog
Niamh Griffin reports: Two months on from the cyberattack on the HSE and the consequences for patients are only starting to emerge, health professionals have warned. Vice-president of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association, Professor Rob Landers, said the IHCA has specific concerns around delayed cancer diagnoses. “If there is a high suspicion that a patient…