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THE general manager of an Ennis-based company at the centre of a major data protection breach, has said he regrets “any distress caused by the criminal attack by an unknown third-party.” He has not, however, commented on the length of time the company stored customer data. Loyaltybuild, an international firm based on Station Road in Ennis, was the subject of what it described as “a sophisticated criminal attack”, which resulted in the full payment card details of more than 370,000 customers being accessed illegally, the details of an additional 150,000 clients being potentially compromised and the contact details of 1.12 million clients throughout Europe also being taken. The breach has affected people who availed of SuperValu Getaway Breaks and AXA Leisure Breaks between January 2011 and February 2012. Customers of ESB Customer Supply (now Electric Ireland), who availed of a similar discounted hotel break scheme between 2007 and 2008, were also affected. A number of other companies have also notified …
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