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#lockdownireland: Confidential patient information allegedly sent to Wikileaks

Summary

The High Court, under Mr Justice Tony O'Connor, issued injunctions against former HSE IT worker Mr Neill Bradley to prevent the distribution of highly confidential patient data he accessed during his employment with a third‑party IT contractor. Bradley allegedly posted screenshots of HSE servers on three Twitter accounts he controlled and threatened to release sensitive information to Wikileaks. The court orders bar Bradley and anyone who received the data from publishing, disseminating, or destroying it, and require him to hand over all documents and devices containing the information for forensic analysis. He is also restrained from leaving Ireland until he complies with the order and hands his passport to An Garda Síochana. The HSE's solicitors may notify relevant authorities of the injunctions. Bradley did not attend the hearings and has not yet presented a defence. The injunction remains pending a full hearing.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: #lockdownireland: Confidential patient information allegedly sent to Wikileaks. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• 2020-06-09 Publication

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