Bank of Ireland to be investigated over reported online banking data breach

There were roughly ten incidents in which a person logged in to Bank of Ireland's online portal and was presented with the details of someone with a similar or the same name. File Picture.

Bank of Ireland's online banking systems are to be investigated by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) after it emerged some of its customers had been shown the financial details of other people.

The alleged data breaches stem from the institution’s online self-service portal Banking365.