23 million records leaked in Vietnam Airlines–linked data breach

Vietnam Airlines has confirmed that some customers’ personal information, including full names, email addresses and phone numbers, was exposed in a recent data breach linked to its technology partner’s online customer service platform. In an email sent to customers on Read More …

Qantas says customer data released by cyber criminals months after cyber breach

Australia’s Qantas Airways said on Sunday that it was one of the companies whose customer data had been published by cybercriminals after it was stolen by a hacker in a July breach of a database containing the personal information of Read More …

Data breach at Canadian airline WestJet affects 1.2M passengers

Canada’s second largest airline WestJet said the personal information of 1.2 million passengers was stolen in a cyberattack and data breach earlier this year. The airline disclosed the number of affected passengers in a filing with Maine’s attorney general, which Read More …

UK: Man arrested in connection with cyber-attack on airports

A person has been arrested in connection with a cyber-attack which has caused days of disruption at several European airports including Heathrow. The National Crime Agency (NCA) said a man in his forties was arrested in West Sussex “as part Read More …

Top auto insurance firm leaked over 5 million records

ClaimPix, a company which streamlines car insurance claims, was leaking sensitive customer data on the clearweb, including people’s phone numbers, and email addresses, an expert has warned. Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler, known for hunting down misconfigured and unprotected databases, recently Read More …

EU says ransomware to blame for attack which caused chaos at airports

Hundreds of flights across Europe were cancelled and delayed after a ‘cyber-related disruption’ meant electronic customer check-in and baggage drop was taken offline. The EU’s cybersecurity agency ENISA has confirmed the disruption was linked to a ransomware incident, but did Read More …

Cyber-attack causes delays at Heathrow and other European airports

Heathrow is among several European airports hit by a cyber-attack affecting an electronic check-in and baggage system. The airport warned of possible delays due to a “technical issue” affecting software provided by Collins Aerospace to several airlines. Brussels Airport said Read More …

UK: Two teenagers charged over Transport for London cyber attack

Two teenagers have been charged in connection with a massive cyber attack which caused Transport for London (TfL) months of disruption. The National Crime Agency (NCA) says it believes the hack – which began on 31 August last year – Read More …

Attacker steals customer data from UK rail operator LNER during break-in at supplier

One of the UK’s largest rail operators, LNER, is the latest organization to spill user data via a third-party data breach.… It confirmed the incident on Wednesday, saying customer contact details and “some information about previous journeys” was accessed at Read More …

Germany: Cyber Security in Road Transport 2025

Information technology has been part of modern vehicles for a long time already: connected services, AI-based assistants and over-the-air updates are standard in many vehicle models – and with autonomous driving functions the complexity grows further. Cyber security is of Read More …