Manchester Airport hack hits 8.7 million customers as ransom refused
Millions exposed The personal data of almost nine million people across three UK airports has been exposed by a Manchester Airport hack, as criminal hackers breached Manchester Airports Group (MAG) and demanded a ransom the company says it refused to pay. Customers’ contact details, vehicle registrations and postcodes were obtained at the weekend, MAG, which […]
2 weeks ago
iPhone users could get £750 compensation from Google for data tracking
If you have an iPhone, you could be entitled to an easy £750 We’re all aware that, in the modern age, our data is being harvested to some extent – it’s almost part and parcel of being so connected to everything that’s digital. But post the WikiLeaks and Cambridge Analytica scandals, the discussion around how […]
5 years ago
Financial data of almost 400,000 British Airways customers stolen in data breach
Have you booked with the airline in the last few weeks? It’s reported that approximately 380,000 customers had their private and financial details stolen from the British Airways website following a data breach. The airline claim that the breach took place between 22:58 BST on Tuesday 21 August and 21:45 BST on Wednesday 5 September, and […]
8 years ago