Travelers' Data in Pirates' Hands
Qiyas summary
Security breach at Amadeus affects customer data of global airlines.
Translated by Qiyas from الجريدة — Original source
A security breach at Amadeus, the Spanish travel booking technology company, has raised concerns about passenger data protection after several global airlines announced that their customers’ information was affected by the incident, despite insisting that their internal systems were not compromised. Sky News reported today that the affected companies include a Japanese airline, which said data on approximately 92,000 customers were impacted, Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific, which disclosed that around 53,000 bookings were affected, as well as Malaysia Airlines and other carriers.
