Credit card hackers are likely based abroad, says garda chief

Suspected hackers who stole credit card details of hundreds of thousands of people are likely based overseas, according to the garda commissioner.

Martin Callinan said the likelihood those behind the attack on the Clare-based Loyaltybuild database were foreign criminals was putting an extra strain on fraud squad detectives.

“That adds to the degree of difficulty and the complexity of the investigation,” he said.