Bank of Ireland fined $504K for credit rating data breaches
By 
Neil Hodge2022-04-07T18:09:00
Bank of Ireland was fined €463,000 (U.S. $504,000) after an investigation by the Irish Data Protection Commission found customer data was accidentally altered in a way that could have damaged credit ratings and prevented getting loans.
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