Irish health service shuts down computer systems after sophisticated cyberattack

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Ireland’s health service shut down its computer systems on Friday after facing a highly sophisticated cyberattack on its IT infrastructure.

The Irish Health Service Executive said there was a “significant ransomware attack” on its IT systems on Friday but did not give any further details on who conducted the attack or why.

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