Ransom will not be paid to perpetrators of HSE cyber attack

The HSE's system Covid-19 test referral system is no longer operational following a large-scale cyberattack on the health service's IT system this morning. Picture: iStock

A ransom has been demanded from those behind the ransomware attack on the Health Service Executive (HSE).

However, in line with state policy, it will not be paid, the HSE has confirmed this evening.