Contact will be made shortly with the people affected by a cyber-attack at the HSE.
The breach happened while EY was working with the health authority on a project to automate part of its recruitment process.
It's likely information relating to 20 people involved has been accessed.
Cyber Security Expert and Executive Chairman of Smarttech 247 Ronan Murphy says it's a worrying development:
"Already we've seen British Airways, BBC, Boots pharmacy chain all have had their employees' records stolen. The attacks are being orchestrated by a Russian cyber gang called The
Clop Ransomware Group. So I would say this is an incredibly concerning development, specifically relating to the HSE".
