Big cyber attack on three major airports of Britain, personal data of 87 lakh passengers leaked; Know what is the whole matter Three major UK airports were hit by a major cyber attack, with personal data of 8.7 million passengers leaked; learn the full story.

A big and shocking news is coming out from Britain, where a dangerous cyber attack has taken place on three major airports of the country. Due to this massive data breach, personal data of about 87 lakh customers and passengers has been leaked. According to the report of ‘The Guardian’, this incident has created a stir among aviation and security agencies.

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) confirmed

Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which operates Britain’s Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports, has officially confirmed this cyber attack. The company says that this attack took place during the last weekend, on which the technical team took immediate action and controlled the threat.

Which data has been leaked?

According to the information given by MAG, the data leaked in this cyber attack includes customers’ email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registration numbers and their postcodes. All this data was mainly shared by passengers when signing up for car parking, airport lounge booking, fast-track services and use of in-airport Wi-Fi.

Financial data and flight operations completely secure

The biggest relief amid this entire incident is that the financial information of the passengers, i.e. their bank account and credit-debit card details were not stored in this system, hence they are completely safe. Apart from this, the airport management has also clarified that this cyber attack has no impact on aviation security, flight operations or airlines’ services. Functioning and flight movements at all airports are continuing normally.

Special warning to beware of scammers and fraudsters

After this incident of data leak, a special warning has been issued by London Stansted Airport. Customers have been warned to be extremely cautious of scammers using leaked information to commit fraud. In the email sent to the passengers, it has been said that they should be cautious of any suspicious phone call, email or message in which money or bank related information is being asked in the name of the airport. The airport has clarified that they never make random calls asking for personal or financial details. The company has apologized to customers for this security lapse and has started a thorough investigation of the matter in collaboration with cyber security experts.