Japan Airlines says Amadeus breach exposed 92,000 customer records
Original title: Japan Airlines warns of data breach as country grapples with multiple cyber incidents
About 2,000 of those customers also lost passport, frequent-flyer, email and phone data; flights and cards were unaffected.
Japan Airlines said Amadeus IT Group, which runs its reservation, ticketing and check-in systems, told it last week that hackers accessed a portion of reservation data for Japan Airlines and Japan Transocean Air. In total, 92,000 customers were affected, including names, reservation codes and flight information. The airline said it will contact affected customers and warn them about phishing and impersonation. The notice comes amid several other recent breaches at Japanese companies and a cabinet push for emergency cyber measures.
- Hackers accessed names, reservation codes and flight information for 92,000 customers.
- Passport numbers were taken for about 2,000 Japan Airlines customers.
- Japan Airlines said credit card numbers were not compromised.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi vowed emergency measures after a Monday cabinet meeting.
Impact: Personal and reservation data for 92,000 customers exposed
- 1.Watch for phishing, fraudulent calls and sites impersonating the JAL Group.
- Vendors
- Amadeus IT Group
- Countries
- Japan
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2 min read at therecord.mediaHackers stole passport numbers, frequent flyer numbers, email addresses and phone numbers for about 2,000 customers.
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