Forty-eight days on from the devastating ransomware attack on Ireland’s health system, the criminals behind it are yet to make good on their promise to dump masses of sensitive patient data online.
Health officials and gardaí officials are confused, as is the wider cybersecurity community, where speculation is rife as to why the worst-case scenario has yet to be realised.
Meanwhile, the investigation is progressing, although it seems unlikely the culprits will face justice. This week the High Court ordered a Google-owned company to disclose the identities of people who uploaded a sample of the stolen data to its website in May.