"HSE Cyberattack Costs Ireland $83m So Far"

The cost of the cyberattack that hit the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) last year has officially reached $83.75m.  The cyberattack, believed to have been conducted by Russia-based state actors, was reportedly caused by a malicious Microsoft Excel file delivered via a phishing email.  The file was opened at an HSE workstation in March 2021.  The malware would have been latent for two months before the breach, which was reportedly discovered in May, two months later.  A total of roughly 100,000 people had their personal data stolen during the cyberattack.  Dave Gerry, COO at Bugcrowd, stated that healthcare continues to be a target of attacks given their enormous attack surface across critical applications, cloud environments, and IoT devices.  Gerry noted that ensuring critical applications, devices, and systems are secure should remain the main priority for healthcare security professionals.

Infosecurity reports: "HSE Cyberattack Costs Ireland $83m So Far"