The personal details of nine million customers of budget airline EasyJet have been accessed by hackers in what the budget airline is describing as a “highly sophisticated attack.”
(By the way, has any organisation ever admitted that it has been breached as the result of a ridiculously dumb attack?)
The email addresses and travel details of nine million passengers are thought to have been accessed by the hackers, as well as the credit card details of 2,208 customers.
According to the airline, “There is no evidence that any personal information of any nature has been misused” but one would have to question how on earth EasyJet would know with any confidence that it hadn’t been abused.
EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren said in a press release:
“We take the cyber security of our systems very seriously and have robust security measures in place to protect our customers’ personal information. However, this is an evolving threat as cyber attackers get ever more sophisticated.
“Since we became aware of the incident, it has become clear that owing to COVID-19 there is heightened concern about personal data being used for online scams. As a result, and on the recommendation of the ICO, we are contacting those customers whose travel information was accessed and we are advising them to be extra vigilant, particularly if they receive unsolicited communications.
“Every business must continue to stay agile to stay ahead of the threat. We will continue to invest in protecting our customers, our systems, and our data.
“We w ..
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