WestJet cyberattack exposes data of 1.2 million passengers
Canadian airline WestJet was hit by a cyberattack in June 2025 that disrupted access to internal systems and customer services on its website and app. The company launched an investigation into the breach and began recovery efforts, after which the theft of passengers' personal information was confirmed. On October 1, the number of people affected was reported to be 1.2 million passengers.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- WestJet
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information of 1.2 million passengers leaked
- Cause / method
- Cyberattack
- Location
- Canada
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Timeline
- A cyberattack disrupted internal systems and customer services, prompting an investigation and recovery efforts.
- The company said some passengers' personal information had been stolen in the cyberattack.
- The company said some passenger information had been leaked in the June security breach.
- The scale of the data leak was reported to be 1.2 million passengers.
6 related reports
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- Canada's WestJet says some passenger data exposed in cybersecurity breach
- WestJet says some passengers' personal info stolen in June security breach
- Data breach at Canadian airline WestJet affects 1.2M passengers
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