Warning issued as Bank of Ireland record highest ever number of 'phishing' websites

There are teams working to respond to and intercept fraud attempts but if a customer clicks on links and provide personal banking details, recover is not always possible, the bank warned.

One of Ireland's largest banks has issued a warning to the public as it is seeing up to 20 new fraudulent sites appearing each day - doubling since last month.

Bank of Ireland has recorded its highest ever number of new 'phishing' sites this week.