Government will not pay ransom to HSE hackers despite decryption key being issued

Justice Minister Heather Humphreys has said she does not know why the hackers handed over the decryption key 

Cybercriminals on Thursday issued what appears to be a decryption key to the Government. 

Heather Humphreys has ruled out issuing new PPS numbers to people to prevent identity theft if information is released by the HSE hackers.

The Justice Minister has said she does not know why the cybercriminals have given over what appears to be a decryption key to allow HSE networks to get back up and running.