Manchester Airports Group breached, millions of customers’ data stolen
Manchester Airports Group confirmed attackers stole customer booking and WiFi signup data affecting about 8.7 million customers across three UK airports.
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) confirmed an unauthorized third party obtained customer data tied to car park, lounge and Fast Track bookings and WiFi sign-ups at Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports. Stolen data includes email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes; no payment or banking details were held in the affected systems. UK media reported roughly 8.7 million customers affected. The Manage My Booking portal was disabled as a precaution, authorities were informed, and airport operations were not disrupted.