HSE cyberattack 'brought Tusla to its knees'

Tusla’s key IT portal, the National Childcare Information System which contains records of close to 500,000 child welfare cases for access by social workers, was the system worst affected by the cyber attack. File Picture

The devastating cyberattack on the HSE’s computer systems last May “brought Tusla to its knees”, the child and family agency’s chief executive has said.

Bernard Gloster has told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that the cost to Tusla in terms of securing and reclaiming its IT systems was in the region of €8 million.