Ransomware attack on Ireland's Health Service Executive affects 90,000 people
In 2021, Ireland's Health Service Executive was hit by a Conti ransomware attack that affected 90,000 people. In December 2025, the HSE began offering victims compensation of €750.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Health Service Executive (HSE)
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- 90,000 people
- Cause / method
- Conti ransomware attack
- Location
- Ireland
Timeline
- Ireland's Health Service Executive began offering €750 in compensation to victims of the 2021 cyber-attack.
- Members of the European Parliament discussed the ransomware attack on the HSE.
- An HSE employee who claimed a breach of personal data in the 2021 attack lost an appeal.
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- Court of Appeal: HSE employee whose personal data was allegedly breached during 2021 ransomware attack loses appeal
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