Cyberattack at Fota Wildlife Park: Cancel credit cards now

TLDR:

• Fota Wildlife Park hit by cyberattack
• Customers urged to cancel credit cards

People who recently bought tickets online for Fota Wildlife Park have been urged to cancel credit or debit cards following a cyber-security breach. The website was offline but the park remains open for visitors. External forensic cyber-security experts have been hired to investigate the breach, and authorities such as the gardaí and the Data Protection Commissioner have been notified. Customers who bought tickets online have received emails warning of the risk to their financial information and advising them to review their bank account activity and credit card statements. Fota Wildlife Park has assured customers that they take the matter seriously and have cooperated with authorities. The incident has not been specified to impact how many customers, but the park’s day-to-day operations continue as usual.