Irish Health Service Shut IT Systems to Block ‘Significant Ransomware Attack’

A hooded man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. Kacper Pempel/Reuters, Illustration/File Photo

Ireland’s national health service has shut down its IT systems on Friday morning after it was hit by a ransomware attack.

The Health Service Executive (HSE) said the move was precautionary.