HSE fined €300k over data breach at Tullamore hospital (opens original article in a new tab)

The HSE was fined €300,000 by the Data Protection Commission for a 2018 data breach at Tullamore hospital that exposed personal data of 84,000 people. The breach resulted from a ransomware attack and HSE's failure to meet GDPR security requirements. The HSE must now implement new data security policies.

• HSE fined €300,000 by DPC over data breach at Tullamore hospital
• Ransomware attack in 2018 exposed data of 84,000 people
• DPC found HSE violated GDPR through inadequate security measures
• HSE ordered to implement new data security policies