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Court orders Google company to hand over details of those who accessed stolen HSE data

Summary

The High Court, on 29 June 2021, ordered Google‑owned Chronicle Security Ireland Ltd and its parent Chronicle LLC to provide the HSE with details of subscribers who uploaded or downloaded stolen patient data and other confidential material onto the malware‑analysis service VirusTotal. The judge, Mr Justice Senan Allen, was satisfied by evidence that about 27 files stolen from the HSE were uploaded to VirusTotal in May, and that the material was downloaded 23 times before being removed on 25 May. The order, a Norwich Pharmacal order, requires the defendants to disclose subscriber information such as email addresses, phone numbers, IP addresses or physical addresses. Chronicle, through its lawyers, said it would comply but could not release details without a court order. The HSE sought the return of the data and an explanation of the link used to access it, following a Financial Times article that claimed to have obtained the data from a confidential source.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Court orders Google company to hand over details of those who accessed stolen HSE data. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• May 25th Hearing Or Sentence
• May 20th Incident
• 2021-06-29 Publication

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Topics

Stage Hearing Or Decision Theft

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