A cyber security breach targeting three major UK airports has led to the personal data of around 8.7 million customers being accessed, operator Manchester Airport Group (MAG) has confirmed.
The group, which oversees Manchester Airport, London Stansted and East Midlands Airport, assured the public that “at no point has passenger safety or aviation security been compromised”, adding that no payment or banking details were exposed.
It is understood that the information accessed primarily consists of customer email addresses gathered during terminal wifi registrations. However, the hack also accessed phone numbers, vehicle registration numbers and postcodes associated with airport bookings. Flight schedules and terminal operations across all three locations have remained fully operational and unaffected.
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Source: The Independent
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