Articles by Ryan Gallagher and Peter Flanagan

Irish Health Service Hackers Offer Decryption Key – but $20M Ransom Demand Remains

A day after threatening to publicly release patient data, the hackers who targeted Ireland’s health service offered a decryption key that they said could be used to unlock computers infected with ransomware. While seeming to offer an olive branch — …

Irish Patient Data May Have Been Posted on Dark Web After Cyber Attack: Minister Says

Reports of Irish patient data posted online after a cyber attack on Ireland’s health service appear to be accurate, a government minister said, as the fallout from the hack continues. A Financial Times report that some patient data has appeared …

Storm Ophelia Leaves Trail of Destruction in Ireland; Damages Could Reach $1.8B

Irish authorities will begin to clean up and count the cost of the worst storm to hit the country in more than 50 years, after Ophelia left a trail of destruction in its wake. At least three people died in …

Storm Ophelia Set to Slam Coast of Ireland; Extreme Winds, Flooding Expected

Irish authorities warned some of the worst weather conditions to hit the country in 50 years will endanger lives, as Storm Ophelia’s remnants batter the coast with “extreme” conditions. Met Eireann, the nation’s weather service, extended its most severe warning …

Ireland Readies for Hurricane Ophelia, One of Its Strongest Storms in 50-Plus Years

Ophelia strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane forecast to strike Ireland, where one of the nation’s strongest storms in half a century threatens everything from farms to a golf course owned by the family of U.S. President Donald Trump. Ophelia’s …

FBD Shares Surge on Reduced Losses, 2017 Profit Forecast

FBD Holdings Plc shares surged the most in almost eight years after the insurer posted a smaller first-half loss and said it’s on track to making a profit next year. FBD shares rose as much as 12 percent, their biggest …