Luas’ website was down after being targeted by hackers (Image: GETTY)
Luas admitted that the details of at least 3,226 people could have been breached in the attack. In a statement, the company said: “We have identified 3,226 user records at this point of the investigation which may have been compromised.
“These are the records of where people signed up to a Luas newsletter. Luas will write to these people within the next 24 hours informing them of the potential breach.”
The company added that no financial information had been compromised and that it was in contact with the Data Protection Commissioner.
It comes after a threatening message appeared on the company’s website this morning asking for payment of one bitcoin, the equivalent of about £3,000.
The message read: “You are hacked. Some time ago I wrote that you have serious security holes. You
