Why are we learning about this three years later? While the article states that nobody but the researcher accessed the data, which included at least 1 million potential Irish citizens and their vaccine statuses, the whole thing should’ve been reported then even though the hole was closed and things re fixed.
I’m not blaming Cybernews here. I’m blaming those agencies who should report these types of things. It doesn’t matter that a bad actor did not access it, one person, a good faith researcher did and that’s enough.
Massive data leak in Irish Health Service Executive uncovered was updated on March 13, 2024 and if you live in Ireland, you might want to read this.