Man jailed after hacking into Brown Thomas customer accounts, taking loyalty points and using them to buy goods for himself

File pic of Brown Thomas on Grafton Street in Dublin. Photo: Robert Alexander/Getty Images

An “armchair thief” hacked into a department store’s customer accounts, took their loyalty points and used them to buy high-value goods for himself in a “sophisticated, devious” cyber attack.

Matthew Ward (31) breached Brown Thomas and Arnotts’ online security to steal thousands of euros worth of products including perfumes, shoes, jumpers, jackets, and an air fryer.