The Conti criminal gang has reportedly given the Health Service Executive a decryption tool to unlock all their data. The Currency understands that external experts  working on behalf of the HSE are examining the tool to determine whether it is real and from the actual gang. Hakan Tanriverdi, a respected German journalist specialising in investigating hacking, has said on his verified Twitter account: “So, one hour ago CONTI apparently decided to provide HSE with a free decryption tool, as per their statement.” Tanriverdi, an investigative journalist at BR Recherche, part of the public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk, said that the gang…

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