A fire service officer who says a hack originating from his work mobile led to the loss of about €1,400 in cryptocurrency has lost his appeal, according to reports. The officer alleges that in June and July 2021 his personal email accounts were compromised, alongside a personal cryptocurrency account. He contends that his work phone was the source or cause of the intrusion. The case focuses on whether the officer is entitled to compensation for the cryptocurrency losses connected to the alleged cyber breach. The reports state that, after initially pursuing the matter, he appealed the decision and subsequently had the appeal rejected. The available accounts describe the sequence of events—email compromise, cryptocurrency account access, and subsequent loss—and the officer’s claim of a link to the work device. No additional details about the legal basis of the appeal, the investigative findings, or the precise mechanism of the hack are provided in the excerpts.