Bank of Ireland could face civil cases after 47,000 customers hit by data breach

The Data Protection Commission handed down a fine of €463,000 to Bank of Ireland, but the matter could cost it a lot more than that.

Bank of Ireland could face multiple civil cases after an investigation found the data of 47,000 customers was altered in a way that could have damaged their credit history.

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) found that the bank breached GDPR, the EU’s law on data protection and privacy, in relation to inaccurate information sent to the Central Credit Register (CCR).