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2 The hack has caused huge upheaval in the health serviceCredit: Getty Images - Getty The fallout from the attack by an organised criminal gang will continue for some weeks to come, he warned. A decryption key given to Government by the group responsible for the attack is being tested this weekend. Speaking on RTÉ Radio 1 with Brendan O’Connor this morning, President Higgins said they he sympathised with people who have been hit by the double blow of the pandemic and the cyber attack. He sai...

The CEO of the HSE has warned that the process of getting the health service's IT systems back up...

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Effectively no blood test service due to cyberattack, says Cork GP Blood tests and X-rays which rely on IT among procedures facing major delays about 3 hours ago Dr Mary Favier, former president of the Irish College of General Practitioners, said the impact of the cyberattack on the HSE is just about manageable at the moment but she is concerned for the future. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill   Doctors’ capacity to offer blood tests and X-rays are among the areas that have been worst aff...

A general view of St Luke’s Hospital which has been affected by a ransomware attack, in Rathgar, Dublin. Last week, Ireland’s hospitals were forced to shut down many of their computers after the hackers gained access to the health service’s systems, encrypted patient data so that it was inaccessible and demanded payment to unlock the files. — AP A day after threatening to publicly release patient data, the hackers who targeted Ireland’s health service offered a decryption key that the...

The decryption key is “not a quick win” but may help to get some key systems back up running more quickly than previously thought, said cybersecurity expert Brian Honan. “But overall, still a long process ahead.” Experts pointed to the recent ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline in the US which cut off oil supplies and led to panic buying and long queues at petrol stations. The company paid $4.4 million (€3.6m) to the hackers for an encryption key. However, the ke...

well be hack Taoiseach reveals cyber security under review across all State agencies amid fears Russian crime gang could strike again Updated: 18 May 2021, 21:24 THE Taoiseach has revealed cyber security is under review across all State agencies amid fears the Russian crime gang who hacked the HSE could strike Ireland again. Security experts have warned the country could be facing a wave of cyberattacks — as health chiefs today admitted it “will take weeks” until crippled HSE systems wil...

“It’s ironic. They are criminals but at the same time they do give you something when you pay,” says Makowski, who left the Garda in 2019 to move into the private cybersecurity sector. “It’s a bit tongue in cheek. They want to get across ‘hey we’re not just criminals, we’re actually a professional service’.” This leaves the Government and the HSE in a quandary. Paying a ransom demand could prevent masses of sensitive patient data being leaked on...

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The Russian ambassador to Ireland has said his country has offered to conduct a joint investigati...