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Updated: 23 May 2021, 18:35 HSE chief Paul Reid said there's been “good steady progress” restoring the hacked healthcare IT systems but fears there is "a high risk" that the cybercriminals behind the attack will release data on Monday as threatened. This comes as publicans here want all boozers back open by July 1 as indoor drinking returns in Northern Ireland from tomorrow. 4 A Russian cybercrime group, known as Wizard Spider, is looking for a $20m ransomCredit: Getty Images - Getty 4 HSE boss Paul Reid said it will still take weeks to deal with the impact of the hackCredit: Photocall Ir...

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Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan, Mr Donnell, Minister for Justice Heather Humphreys and Minister of State for Communications Ossian Smyth met on Saturday. The threat by hackers to publish stolen data on Monday s being taken seriously by the Government. Mr Smyth told RTE news “We are going to prepare in case it does happen”. Gardaí are concerned a protracted wave of scam attacks could follow if data potentially relating to millions of people, which may have been stolen in an attack on the HSE, is published or sold on to other criminals. Earlier on Saturday HSE chief execut...

Give me a crash course in... the Wizard Spider cyber attack The group of cybercriminals hacked the HSE, saying they will leak confidential patient data about 4 hours ago Who is Wizard Spider? Wizard Spider is the name given to the group of cybercriminals believed to be behind last week’s ransomware attack on the HSE. The attack promises to disrupt health services for weeks and may lead to sensitive patient data being leaked online. The group, which is headquartered in Russia, is one of the most sophisticated cybercriminal outfits in operation. It is the most powerful of five closely linke...

Sat, 22 May, 2021 - 17:09 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 t...