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Major UK airports hacked as customer information stolen
Manchester, Stansted, and East Midlands airports have been targeted by hackers, with customer data belonging to millions of passengers accessed. The airports have been "subject to a cybersecurity incident by an unauthorised third party," and customer data, including email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations, and postcodes, has been obtained.
TL;DR
- Manchester, Stansted, and East Midlands airports were targeted by hackers.
- Customer data, including email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations, and postcodes, was accessed.
- Data related to car park, lounge, Fast Track bookings, and Wi-Fi sign-ups were obtained.
- Approximately 8.7 million customer records were accessed.
- No bank or payment details were compromised.
- Airport operations and passenger safety were not affected.
- Affected customers have been notified via email.