Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. Data Breach (2013)

A major investigation is continuing into attempts to fraudulently obtain thousands of euro from unsuspecting ATM customers after the discovery of a number of sophisticated skimming devices in at least four locations in the city. AIB in Adare and Raheen as well as PTSB banks in St Nessans Road Dooradoyle and William Street are understood to be locations where the card PIN numbers were obtained. At least five transactions have been traced to the accounts of Limerick bank customers where upwards of 1,000 worth of debits are pending authorisation from as far as Chicago, New York and Sydney. Further reports have emerged regarding other suspicious transactions appearing on customer accounts from as far as Thailand and Eastern Europe, but these have not been confirmed and are being investigated by the banks. He said that Garda_ have obtained CCTV footage from the area and are now pursuing a number of persons linked to a Eastern European criminal gang.