EasyJet has today reported a massive data breach, which could prove costly for the airline. It has been announced that EasyJet was the target of an attack from a "highly sophisticated source." The airline has disclosed the incident to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), and has taken steps to respond to and manage the incident…
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Breach happened in January, apparently.
They kept this under wraps for a long time.
Interesting, how to bankrupt an airline.
Hack them during COVID-19!!
The fines are more than enough to destroy liquidity. Could this be foul play by Ryanair or IAG????
@Eskimo interesting idea but they said it was an attack from a “highly sophisticated source.” Given the parlous state of BA’s IT, I can’t imagine they can even spell cyberattack, let alone execute one.
@Belilinda
Or they could just hire someone?
Willie Walsh maybe, but I seriously won't rule out Michael O'Leary for hiring hackers that's for sure. Or maybe it was Richard Branson.
EasyJet originally quoted that if my flight was cancelled I can change it to "any flight across our network."
After my flight my cancelled they adjusted the terms and conditions to "Within Europe"
Is that legal? Can they adjust the terms of sale after sale is complete? And after it got cancelled?