Cyberattack on UK Airport Operator MAG Exposes Data of 8.7 Million Customers Across Three Airports
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A cyberattack on Manchester Airports Group exposed data of 8.7 million customers across Manchester, Stansted, and East Midlands airports.
Manchester Airports Group disclosed that an unauthorised third party accessed customer data belonging to approximately 8.7 million people across three of England’s busiest airports: Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands.
“Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports have been hit by a cyber-attack in which hackers accessed the data of about 8. 7 million customers.” reads the report published by The Guardian.
“The incident involved data related to “car park, lounge and fast-track bookings and in-airport wifi sign-ups”, and the hackers obtained email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registration numbers and postcodes, said Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which operates the three hubs.”