Irish Prime Minister says government won’t pay ransom after hack forces hospitals to alter services
Ireland’s public health care system on Friday shut down its IT systems in response to what it called a “criminal ransomware attack.” Emergency departments have continued to operate normally, but health officials said in a statement Monday that they were working to get computer systems supporting maternity, infant care and radiology back online. The ransomware intrusion at Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE), the $25 billion public health system, has forced hospitals in various parts of Ireland to alter their services. In some cases, hospital staffers say they have been in touch with pregnant women and encouraged them to not come to the hospital unless they are near their due date. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin has said the government will not pay a ransom. ‘We’re very clear we will not be paying any ransom or engaging in any of that sort of stuff’ Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD says of the ransomware attack […]
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