Bank of Ireland to pay €350k over alleged data breach that saw woman stalked by her estranged father

Bank of Ireland settles for €350k after allegedly leaking a woman’s banking details, enabling her estranged father to stalk her

The case was heard in the High Court in Dublin. Picture: iStock

Bank of Ireland has been ordered by the High Court to pay a €350,000 settlement in a case in which it was alleged that the bank released a woman’s bank details to a third party, her estranged father, who then used them to find her abroad and stalk her.

At the High Court on Wednesday, Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty was told the settlement, which was made without an admission of liability by Bank of Ireland, meant the bank would pay €275,000 to the woman and €75,000 to her partner to settle the matter.