Russian Ambassador to Ireland, Yuriy Filatov, on the HSE hackers

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Russian Ambassador to Ireland, Yuriy Filatov, on the HSE hackers

Russian hackers, who attacked the HSE, have threatened to release confidential patients information to the dark web today, unless the ransom, reported to be in the region of €16 million, was paid. Gardai, and the HSE are all on high alert to see what if any information surfaces. Kieran was joined now by the Russian Ambassador to Ireland, Yuriy Filatov, to tell us what we know about these hackers, and what the Russian government has been doing to track them down… Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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Russian Ambassador to Ireland, Yuriy Filatov, on the HSE hackers