HSE seeks order to help find who uploaded or downloaded files stolen in cyberattack

The defendants, Chronicle Security Ireland Ltd, have said they want to help the HSE, but for data protection reasons cannot hand over material without a court order

The stolen material included sensitive patient information including correspondence, minutes of meetings, and corporate documents which was downloaded 23 times before it was removed on May 25 last.

Over 20 people either uploaded or downloaded confidential information stolen in last month's cyberattack on the HSE onto a web service provided by a Google-owned internet security firm, the High Court has heard.

Mr Justice Tony O'Connor was told on Friday that late last month approximately 27 files stolen from the HSE were downloaded onto a malware analysis service 'VirusTotal' which is owned and run by Chronicle Security Ireland Ltd and its US-based parent Chronicle LLC.