Wizard Spider is the name given to the group of cybercriminals believed to be behind last week’s ransomware attack on the HSE. The attack promises to disrupt health services for weeks and may lead to sensitive patient data being leaked online. Has any data leaked already? Evidence is mounting the gang has already started putting patient records out onto the internet. On the other hand, the mass dumping of patient records online for anyone to read is something which scarcely bears thinking about.

Source: The Irish Times May 22, 2021 04:52 UTC