Thursday, 5 March, 2026
Ransomware attacks force Ireland to shut Health IT system
By Basit Ansari
<p>After the major ransomware attack in the US oil pipeline, cybercriminals hit the IT healthcare infrastructure of Ireland. The authorities, as a precautionary major, have to shut down the entire IT system. Dublin's The Rotunda maternity hospital has decided to turn to the backup paper records and was admitting emergency cases, women who are at least 36 weeks pregnant. Life-saving facilities were working fine, so is the COVID-19 vaccination program.</p>
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