easyJet hit by 'highly sophisticated' cyberattack: 9 million customers' details exposed

Budget airline easyJet has fallen victim to a cyberattack in which personal information of 9 million customers was exposed. Included in this personal data were details of travel plans, email addresses and, in some cases, credit card information. The company is now in the process of contacting all of those who have been affected by the data breach, but says that anyone whose credit card details were stolen by hackers has already been contacted. While the number of customers who have had their personal details exposed is quite high, only a small proportion have had their credit card details stolen.… [Continue Reading]