Cyber-attack on three UK airports leaks data of 8.7 million people
Three UK airports were hit by a cyber-attack that leaked the data of 8.7 million customers. The leaked information included email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registration numbers and postcodes. The attackers later published the stolen data.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registration numbers, postcodes and more of 8.7 million customers
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attack targeting three airports
- Location
- United Kingdom
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Timeline
- It emerged that a cyber-attack on three UK airports leaked the data of 8.7 million customers.
- It emerged that the leaked data included email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registration numbers and postcodes.
- The attackers published the stolen data of 8.7 million people.
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