Ireland’s Health Service Executive shut down IT systems serving hospitals in the wake of a ransomware attack early Friday. HSE shut down all its IT systems to prevent spread of the malware, forcing clinicians to use paper-based processes. An international cybercrime gang was behind the attack, Irish minister of state Ossian Smyth says. Security experts praise HSE’s decisive action and refusal to pay a ransom for not paying a ransom. The attack exploited a zero-day flaw and mainly affected information stored on central servers, Reuters reports.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/ransomware-attack-leads-to-shutdown-for-irish-hospitals-a-16618