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Cork expert warns recovery will be slow as HSE boss says process for unlocking network ‘fraught with risk’
A decryption key given to Government by the group responsible for the attack is being tested this weekend.
James Ward The process for unlocking the HSE network following the cyber attack remains “fraught with risk”, chief executive Paul Reid has said.
The fallout from the ransomware 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.
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Officials fear there could be a wave of scams using data stolen in the HSE cyber attack.
The government yesterday received a decryption key which could let it regain access to locked files.
But hackers still have copies of the information, and it’s thought they could start releasing it online.
Dr Sean McSweeney is the head of the computer science department at Munster Technological University.
He says if the information is sold on the dark web, threat actors will try to create different kinds of scams or attacks.
He is recommending that people keep their guard up.
Pop-up Covid testing being provided to students in Cork amid rise in cases
A pop-up testing facility has been established at University College Cork (UCC) and students from UCC and Munster Technological University have been invited to attend for free testing at the facility. Pic; Larry Cummins.
Mary Corcoran
Third level students in Cork are being offered testing for Covid-19 amid an increase in cases of the virus reported in the student community in recent weeks.
A pop-up testing facility has been established at University College Cork (UCC) and students from UCC and Munster Technological University have been invited to attend for free testing at the facility.
Maria enjoys working outdoors as part of the life in the countryside.
I’m from Listowel in north Kerry, so the heart of dairy country. My boyfriend is a dairy farmer, but I don’t come from a dairy background at all. I come from a beef background, so I do.
I don’t mind calves, feeding and all that sort of thing, but one thing I won’t do is go near the milking machine. I think it’s the best way to have it, to be honest.
I loved being out on the farm growing up. If I got wind of the vet calling for TB testing or anything at all, there was no way I was going to school, there wasn’t a hope. I was always outside trucking around with dad and my uncles.
Maria enjoys working outdoors as part of the life in the countryside.
I’m from Listowel in north Kerry, so the heart of dairy country. My boyfriend is a dairy farmer, but I don’t come from a dairy background at all. I come from a beef background, so I do.
I don’t mind calves, feeding and all that sort of thing, but one thing I won’t do is go near the milking machine. I think it’s the best way to have it, to be honest.
I loved being out on the farm growing up. If I got wind of the vet calling for TB testing or anything at all, there was no way I was going to school, there wasn’t a hope. I was always outside trucking around with dad and my uncles.