Woman arrested in relation to potential data breach at national utility service provider
Gardaí immediately contacted and continue to liaise with the affected utility company.
A woman has been arrested in connection with a potential data breach at a national utility service provider.
The potential breach was identified in 2023 by gardaí attached to the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau.
The matter was then referred to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau for investigation.
The woman, aged in her 20s, was arrested on Monday.
She is currently being held at a Garda station in Dublin under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007.
Gardaí immediately contacted and are continuing to liaise with the affected utility company.
The investigations are ongoing.
