Fota Wildlife Park in Cork has been hit by a cyberattack and customers have been warned that their financial information may have been compromised.
Users have been told that they may need to cancel credit/debit cards used to make payments on the park's website.
In an email to customers, the park said that for anyone who carried out a transaction on its website between the dates of 12 May 2024 and 27 August 2024, there is a risk that their financial information may be compromised.
The park said it recently became aware of illegal activity on its website and that it has taken immediate steps to investigate and identify what information had been accessed in order to carry out containment measures.
Fota said it has removed all access to its user accounts on the website and has engaged external forensic cyber security experts who are investigating the incident.
"If you have a user account on the Fota website, the username, password and email address linked to that account may have been accessed," the email states.
Fota said it is strongly recommending that customers cancel credit or debit cards that have been used to make payments on the park's website.
Customers are also being urged to review relevant bank account and credit card statements since 12 May 2024, to identify potential suspicious activity.
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