VICTIMS OF HSE HACK STILL NOT BEEN TOLD

Legally required process to inform' patients 'well advanced'

- FERGHAL BLANEY

HACKING victims who had their personal information stolen during the HSE ransomware attack last year have not been told they were targeted.

It's a legal requirement for the health authority's IT management to inform them under GDPR rules.

The HSE said in a statement that it was taking time to get through all of the affected data.

The cost of repairing the damage caused by the attack has so far topped €600million and it will cost more to finish the repairs and put new safeguards in place.