[Dataloss] Irish Credit-Card Holders Hit By Online Theft

[Paul Ferguson]

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Via The Belfast Telegraph.

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Irish banks are reportedly working to cancel hundreds of credit cards
following a suspected online security breach.

Reports this morning say fraudsters are believed to have hacked into the
database of one the country's leading retailers to steal the credit card
details of its customers.

The theft was discovered on Wednesday night after the thieves tested stolen
credit card details on a US website, spending a small amount to see if they
would work.

Irish banks were informed that hundreds of their customers may be at risk
of identity fraud as a result and they have contacted these customers to
cancel their credit cards.

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Link:
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/ireland/irish-creditcard-ho
lders-hit-by-online-theft-13934391.html

- - ferg

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