Cyberattack on Manchester Airports Group exposes data of 8.7 million customers
Manchester Airports Group reported a cyberattack exposing booking data of about 8.7 million customers across three English airports.
Manchester Airports Group (MAG), operator of Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands airports, disclosed that an unauthorized third party accessed customer data linked to car park, lounge, Fast Track bookings, and Wi-Fi sign-ups. The compromised data includes email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations, and postcodes; no payment or banking details were exposed. The airports handled over 65 million passengers last year, and MAG has suspended its online Manage My Booking service as a precaution. MAG warned affected customers to watch for phishing attempts.
- 8.7 million customers affected across three airports
- Exposed data includes emails, phone numbers, vehicle registrations, and postcodes
- No financial or payment card data compromised
- Online Manage My Booking service temporarily suspended
- Customers warned to be alert for phishing attempts
- Victims
- Manchester Airports Group
- Organizations
- Manchester Airports Group
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Manchester Airports Group (MAG) — a public-private partnership which operates three of England’s busiest airports — said Thursday it was hit by a cyberattack affecting data belonging to about 8. 7 million customers.
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