HSE cyber attack: More than 470 legal proceedings issued against health service after ransomware hit

More than 470 legal proceedings have been issued against the Health Service Executive in relation to a cyber attackin relation to a cyber attack that shutdown the health service’s IT systems and compromised the data of thousands of patients and staff three years ago.

There are a number of legal cases before the Courts of Justice of the European Union relevant to the proceedings issued against the HSE. The HSE expects the outcome of the CJEU cases will address a number of legal issues in the proceedings against it.Tampon ‘most likely’ source of infection that led to death of woman in St Vincent’s hospital, inquest hears

For this reason a stay, pending the outcome of the relevant CJEU cases, has been agreed or has been sought in the proceedings against the HSE, the spokeswoman said. A report on the attack, conducted by PwC, identified the “frail” nature of the dispersed IT system used by the health service as a key weakness.

“The HSE continues to monitor the internet and in particular the Dark Web and to date has not identified any evidence that any data has been shared or used fraudulently following the cyberattack,” the spokeswoman said. The current estimate as to the total cost of the cyberattack is €102 million. However, a 2022 report by the Comptroller and Auditor General estimated the service will need an additional €657 million over seven years for cybersecurity improvements.

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