Fota Wildlife Park in Cork has been hit by a cyberattack.
Customers who recently bought tickets online have been told their financial information may be at risk, and are being urged to cancel their debit and credit cards.
The park’s website reportedly went offline on Wednesday night. The attraction will open on Thursday as planned, with tickets available at kiosks only.
Park management have already hired external forensic cybersecurity experts to investigate, and alerted gardaí and the Data Protection Commissioner.
An email, sent to a customer who bought tickets online at the weekend, warned: “There is a risk to your financial information”.
It “strongly recommended” action to protect bank accounts, including cancelling cards used to buy tickets on the Fota Wildlife Park website.
The email advised a review of bank account activity and credit card statements going back as far as May 12th this year.
It said customers should look for “potential suspicious activity which…
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