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Personal medical information stolen during last week’s cyber attack on the HSE has reportedly been shared online.
The
Financial Times reports that the records posted online are internal health service files, including patient correspondence, minutes of meetings and equipment purchase details.
Newstalk Tech Correspondent Jess Kelly said the 27 files uploaded show personal records of 12 people.
“These include admission records, lab results and other personal, very sensitive data that we believe is stored within the 700 gigs of data taken by the hackers in this instance,” she said. Transport Minister Eamon Ryan arriving at Government Buildings for this morning s Cabinet meeting, 23-03-2021. Image: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews
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The HSE is unable to reassure people that their sensitive medical information will not be leaked online.
It comes after the health service fell victim to a significant ransomware attack in the early hours of Friday morning.
A ransomware’ attack involves hackers gaining access to an entity s data and threatening to publish it or encrypt it unless a ransom is paid.
The Government has insisted Ireland will “
not be paying any ransom” to the hackers and the HSE is currently working to rebuild its system from “clean backup data.”
No guarantee sensitive medical information won t be leaked online after cyberattack - HSE
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The Government faced calls this week to provide clear guidance for employers on using technology to monitor remote workers.
It comes after the Irish Congress of Trade Unions raised concerns about a growing trend of bosses using artificial intelligence (AI).
ICTU highlighted the issue in its submission to Government about legislation that would give workers the right to request to work remotely post-pandemic.
The body is worried that the use of AI to monitor remote workers is becoming too much like surveillance, adding that the tools could be used to decide who gets a bonus or let go from a company.