Asian airlines report data breaches from Amadeus attack
Original title: More Asian airlines announce data breaches after attack on Spanish IT provider Amadeus
Japan Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific report stolen records from Amadeus vulnerability
Multiple Asian airlines including Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines reported data breaches traced to a vulnerability at Amadeus IT Group. The vulnerability exposed booking-display data including passenger names, flight details, passports and email addresses. No payment data was accessed. Amadeus confirmed the incident and is working with customers and authorities.
Unconfirmed: Total number of victims not disclosed by Amadeus
- Japan Airlines had 92,000 customer records stolen
- Singapore Airlines had 46,000 records accessed
- Cathay Pacific had 53,000 records stolen
- No financial data accessed by attackers
- Amadeus fixed the vulnerability and enhanced monitoring
Impact: exposure of booking and personal information
- 1.Change exposed booking numbers
- 2.Be wary of malicious emails
- Vendors
- Amadeus IT Group
From the original article
2 min read at therecord.mediaJapan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines have all come forward over the last week to report data breaches traced back to Amadeus IT Group — a company that builds and maintains platforms for flight reservation, ticketing and check-in platforms.
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