Probe into potential cybersecurity breach at Department of Foreign Affairs 

The DFA said it was notified by Ireland's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on Wednesday about a possible security breach

An investigation has been launched into a potential cybersecurity breach at the Department of Foreign Affairs.

The DFA said it was notified by Ireland's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on Wednesday about a possible security breach arising out of claims by a Russian cyber extortion group that it had “successfully breached” the department’s systems.