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Ireland s health department under ransomware attack
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Dublin, May 17 : Ireland s Department of Health has been under a ransomware attack similar to that recently launched on the country s Health Service Executive (HSE), the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said on Sunday.
The NCSC said in a statement that it became aware on Thursday of an attempted cyber attack on the Department of Health, and that while this attempted attack remains under investigation, there are indications that this was a ransomware attack similar to that which has affected the HSE.
The NCSC is supporting the Department of Health in its response to this attempted cyber attack, together with other relevant government departments and partners, said the statement, adding that the Department of Health has implemented its response plan including suspending some functions of its IT systems as a precautionary measure, the Xinhua news agency rep
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In brief The murky world of ransomware criminals is all aflutter after it was revealed that Ireland s health services were hit by a second attack hot on the heels of one that took out its hospitals, while ransomware insurance refusenik Axa was itself hit with ransomware after its French branch vowed to stop buying off criminals on behalf of its customers.
French-headquartered insurance company Axa suffered ransomware attacks against four of its subsidiaries in east Asia, according to the
Financial Times. Axa Partners Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Philippines operations were recently the victim of a targeted attack, said the firm in a statement to the newspaper.
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