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HSE becomes latest victim of Moveit cyber attack

Aer Lingus, Boots, the BBC and British Airways have been targeted by the same ‘zero-day vulnerability’ attackers

The HSE said that up to 20 people’s data was accessed due to the attack. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/Photocall Ireland.

The HSE has confirmed that the personal information of up to 20 people involved in its recruitment process has been compromised by the Moveit zero-day vulnerability.

The agency said it had been made away by EY, a partner of the HSE on a project to automate recruitment, that EY had been subject to a cyber attack through MoveIt software.

The data accessed could include, according to the HSE, names, addresses, mobile numbers and the individuals ...