World expert warned of HSE cyber attack in December

In 2017, the HSE was one of many global systems attacked by hackers using the WannaCry ransomware. File Picture: iStock

One of the world’s leading cybersecurity experts warned last December that Ireland’s health service is at risk of the same deadly cyber attacks hitting other countries.

One such health service attack in September 2020 was being blamed for contributing to the death of a pensioner needing emergency care for an aneurysm in Düsseldorf, Germany.