'Very credible' reports that patient data leaked online after HSE hack

Reports that patient data has been leaked online are described as 'very credible' by Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan. Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Media reports that patient data from the HSE hack is being shared online have been described as "very credible" by the Minister for Communications.

The Green Party leader Éamon Ryan said that he learned via a Financial Times article this morning that the data was reportedly being shared. The article reported that medical and personal information about patients stolen by the hackers is now being shared online, noting they have seen screenshots and files.