Six more firms have been added to the list of businesses whose customers’ credit card and personal details were stolen in a hacking attack on web-based company, Loyaltybuild, bringing the total revealed so far to 10.

The hacking of the customer database of the Clare-based business Loyaltybuild poses serious questions that seem to be growing hourly. The hacking occurred during October, but there has been a distinct delay in relaying the gravity of the situation to the public.