Inspectors from the Data Protection Commissioners office are investigating a security breach involving Loyaltybuild, the company that manages getaway break schemes for SuperValu and AXA Insurance.
It has emerged that the breach is more extensive than first thought.
The Data Protection Commissioner said the criminals who breached security have all the information they need in order to use the payment cards.
SuperValu and AXA have now suspended the schemes.
Customers are being advised to contact their banks and to check for any suspicious activity on their accounts.
Last week, it emerged that payment details of 30,000 SuperValu customers had been compromised, but that has now been revised upwards.
It is estimated that over 62,000 people are affected.
A further 8,000 customers of AXA, which offers a similar loyalty reward scheme, have also been told that their payment details have been also compromised.
Thousands of people who made Getaway Breaks bookings between January 2011 and February 2012 are advised to contact their financial institutions.
Independent investigation being carried out
Data Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes has said that affected customers should check financial transactions on cards over the last two years.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, he said: "It's important that the customers affected actually look and check with their financial institutions, identify if there are any transactions they didn't authorise."
He said inspectors will visit Loyaltybuild in Ennis in Co Clare to carry out an independent investigation.
Mr Hawkes said it was a serious breach and his team will be attempting to see just how much information criminals have gained.
"We'll also find out if, for example, other types of information might have been accessed such as passwords and so on because people often use the same password on different sites."
Loyaltybuild also operates similar schemes in other European countries.
Mr Hawkes said they will be alerting international colleagues to determine the extent of the breach.
Customers urged to cancel cards
The Consumers' Association has recommended that any consumers affected by the security breach should cancel their cards.
Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Sean O'Rourke programme, CEO Dermott Jewell said there is a strong likelihood that criminals have sold on sensitive information.
"With that news out there, there is every likelihood that criminal elements will say fine there is no point trying to use this because there will be a high alert.
"But that is not to say they haven't sold some of these onto third parties in other jurisdictions."
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