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Safety · Ireland
Updated September 2026

🔐 Someone used my digital ID or government login — who do I contact?

Direct answer

Your national digital identity (the login you use for tax, benefits, health) is the master key to everything, so treat misuse as an emergency. Block or reset it at MyGovID — support (0818 927 999) — every scheme has a helpline for exactly this. Then report to An Garda Síochána (garda.ie); the report number is needed to undo anything done in your name (a changed address, a benefit claim, a filed tax return). Data Protection Commission (DPC) (01 765 0100) handles the data-protection side and can order the agency to correct the records. Never share a login code with anyone who calls — no agency ever asks.

Call firstMyGovID — support
Report toAn Garda Síochána
If that failsData Protection Commission (DPC)

🗣️ What to say

"I believe my [digital ID scheme] was used by someone else on [date]: [what happened / what I noticed]. Please block it immediately, tell me what actions were taken with it, and how I get a new one. I will file a police report and need a reference from you."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Block itThrough the scheme's helpline or app. Then set it up again on a device you control, with a new PIN and two-factor.
  2. Check what was doneLog in to tax, benefits, health and the population register: address changes, new claims, filed returns, new bank details.
  3. Report to An Garda SíochánaThe report reverses fraudulent actions with each agency and protects you from their consequences.
  4. Undo each actionWrite to each agency with the report number: revert the change, cancel the claim, correct the return.
  5. Data protection: Data Protection Commission (DPC)If the agency is slow to correct, or if the misuse came from a leak, the authority can order and fine.

📇 All contacts

MyGovID — supportBlock or reset MyGovID, report misuseLost or misused digital identity📞 0818 927 999🔗 www.mygovid.ie
An Garda SíochánaReport at any station or via the Garda websiteAlways — you need the PULSE reference for the bank🔗 www.garda.ie/en/crime/fraud
Data Protection Commission (DPC)Complaints against companies, investigations, finesWhen the company does not answer within a month or misuses data📞 01 765 0100🔗 www.dataprotection.ie
Department of Social Protection — PPS number / Civil Registration ServicePPS number, birth/marriage certificatesOn arrival and for certificates📞 0818 927 999🔗 www.gov.ie/en/service/12e6de-get-a-personal-public-service-pps-number

❓ Frequently asked

I gave the code to someone on the phone

That is how most cases start. Block the ID now; you are still the victim, and the agencies treat it as such. Report it.

Someone changed my registered address

Reverse it at the population register with the police report; an address change redirects mail and enables more fraud, so do it first.

Can I get a new ID?

Yes — the scheme reissues it after verification of your identity in person or via a bank.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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