Posts made on social media show the branch, located on Duke Street, spray painted with red graffiti
An AIB branch in Athy has been vandalised overnight.
Posts made on social media show the branch, located on Duke Street, covered with the words 'drop Snyk' in red spray paint.
Snyk is a cybersecurity company, with its headquarters based in Boston, Massachusetts.
The company's co-founders are allegedly tied to Unit 8200 in the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), described by Reuters News as the largest single military unit in the IDF, functioning as a specialist cyber warfare and intelligence unit.
AIB is facing ongoing protests, following claims that it is to sign a proposed $1.2m cybersecurity contract with Snyk.
It is believed that last night's vandalism in the Athy branch is connected to said protests.
Kfm News understands that a large chain placed on the doors has been removed, with work underway to remove the red spray paint.
In a statement to Kfm, an AIB spokesperson said:
“AIB, as with many regulated entities, uses a range of suppliers to provide as secure and reliable a service as possible for our customers.
For commercial and security reasons we do not comment on individual suppliers or individual companies that are not suppliers.
AIB regularly reviews and actively considers our procurement options to ensure that we serve the evolving needs of our customers, and ensure business and supply chain resilience.”
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