British airline EasyJet hacked 9000000 users affected

British airline Easyjet has been hacked

British airline EasyJet was the victim of a cyber attack

The British airline Easyjet reported that it was the victim of a «sophisticated hacker attack», as a result of which data of 9,000 users, including email addresses, names and travel data, fell into the hands of unnamed third parties. Also due to the compromise, 2,208 bank cards were in the hands of the criminals.

The company has yet to explain when and how the incident occurred, but it is reported that Easyjet has notified the Office of the Commissioner for Information and the National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC)She also brought in outside experts in cyber forensics to investigate the incident.

UK budget airline easyJet has disclosed a massive data breach affecting nine million of its customers

• We would like to apologize to those clients who were affected by the incident. Since we became aware of what had happened, it has become clear that COVID-19 is now causing widespread concern about the use of personal data for online fraud. Therefore, and following the recommendation of the Office of the Commissioner for Information, we are already contacting clients whose travel information has been compromised. We recommend them to remain vigilant, especially if they receive unwanted messages», - said the representatives of the airline.