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Learning Network (a training and employment provider), and Rehab Enterprises (a commercial provider of recycling, logistics, packaging and retail services). The latter is described by the charity as "Ireland's largest non-government employer of people with disabilities".
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that the attackers had tried to get patient details and financial information, but that there was no evidence that it had been misused or that scams had been reported in connection with the attack. As of late March 2020, there had been no disruption of services.
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