Irish Health Service Shuts Down IT System Amid Cyber Attack

Ireland’s health service has shut down its computer systems amid what it described as a “significant” cyberattack.

“There is a significant ransomware attack on the HSE IT systems,” the heath service said in a tweet. “We have taken the precaution of shutting down all our our IT systems in order to protect them from this attack and to allow us fully assess the situation with our own security partners.”