EasyJet cyber-attack news.
                     EasyJet cyber-attack news
Massive cyber-attack
• EasyJet has revealed that the personal information of 9 million 
customers was accessed in a highly sophisticated cyber-attack 
on the airline. The company said that email addresses and 
travel details were accessed and it would contact the 
customers affected.
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Credit card details stolen
• Of the 9 million people affected, 2,208 had credit card details 
stolen, easyJet told the stock market. No passport details were 
uncovered. Those customers whose credit card details were 
taken have been contacted, while everyone else affected will 
be contacted
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A big breach
• EasyJet did not immediately give details of how the breach 
occurred, but said it had closed off this unauthorized access 
and reported the incident to the National Cyber Security 
Centre and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the 
data regulator.
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Largest attack in UK
• The breach is one of the largest to affect any company in the 
UK, and raises the possibility of easyJet paying a large fine at 
a time when the coronavirus pandemic has put it under 
severe financial pressure. A massive data breach will further 
complicate their situation
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UK’s penalty
• British Airways was fined £183m in July 2019 after hackers 
stole the personal information of half a million customers. In 
the same month, the hotels group Marriott was fined £99.2m 
for a breach that exposed the data of 339 million customers 
worldwide.
Not just a recent attack
• EasyJet first became aware of the attack in January. It told that 
it was only able to notify customers whose credit card details 
were stolen in early April. It was a highly sophisticated attacker. 
It took time to understand the scope of the attack and to 
identify who had been impacted
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EasyJet warns customers
• Stolen credit card data included the three digital security code 
- known as the CVV number - on the back of the card itself. 
EasyJet added that it had gone public now in order to warn the 
nine million customers whose email addresses had been 
stolen to be wary of phishing attacks.
ICO’s response
• In response to the breach, the ICO said that it was 
investigating. They said that people have a right to expect 
that organizations will handle their personal information 
securely and responsibly. When that doesn't happen, they 
will investigate and take robust action where necessary.
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Beware
• Millions of people whose email addresses and travel details 
have been accessed will need to change passwords, and be 
wary of any unexpected transactions. Fraudsters will no doubt 
pose as EasyJet, banks, or the authorities and claim to be 
dealing with this latest breach. They are simply trying to steal 
personal details themselves.
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