British Airways Hacked, customers who made the booking through the website or mobile app from August 21, 2018, to September 5, 2018, are affected.
The attackers stole personal and financial details of 380,000 customers who made the booking through the website ba.com and mobile app.
https://twitter.com/British_Airways/status/1037755174700417025
British Airways confirmed that travel details, passport details, and stored payment card details are not affected.
British Airways spokesperson said “a third-party noticed some unusual activity and informed us about it. We immediately acted to close down the issue, and started an investigation as a matter of urgency.”
Hi Andrew, saved payment cards are not affected. It's only cards that have been used to make a payment during the affected period that should be checked with your bank. ^Jane
— British Airways (@British_Airways) September 6, 2018
BA said that breach has been resolved now and the website is working normally now and they reported to the relevant authorities.
Also, the company started to email customers who could potentially be affected by this issue and BA requested the reset the ba.com account passwords.
Hi Emily. We recommend you contact your bank and follow their recommended advice. We will providing advice by contacting customers, which is on-going as we speak. ^Neil
— British Airways (@British_Airways) September 6, 2018
“The incident has been resolved and ba.com is working normally so future bookings will not be affected, all customers booked on our flights will be able to check in as normal.” reads the company statement.
Last month a similar incident happened with Air Canada, as the attackers gained access to the mobile App and accessed more than 20,000 user accounts without proper authorization.
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