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1 | 380,000 CARD PAYMENTS COMPROMISED IN BRITISH AIRWAYS BREACH \r |
2 | (SKY.COM) \r | |
3 | \r | |
4 | Thursday September 06, 2018 @11:30PM (BeauHD)\r | |
5 | from the sorry-not-sorry dept.\r | |
6 | \r | |
7 | o News link: https://it.slashdot.org/story/18/09/07/0247228/380000-card-payments-compromised-in-british-airways-breach\r | |
8 | o Source link: https://news.sky.com/story/ba-calls-in-police-over-customer-data-theft-from-website-11491980\r | |
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11 | Earlier today, British Airways said credit card information of\r | |
12 | at least 380,000 customers have been "compromised" in a data\r | |
13 | breach that occurred between August 21 and September 5. The\r | |
14 | information stolen includes customer names, email addresses,\r | |
15 | home addresses and payment card information -- but not travel\r | |
16 | or passport details. Sky News reports: In an email to affected\r | |
17 | customers, BA said: "We're deeply sorry, but you may have been\r | |
18 | affected. We recommend that you contact your bank or credit\r | |
19 | card provider and follow their recommended advice. We take the\r | |
20 | protection of your personal information very seriously. Please\r | |
21 | accept our deepest apologies for the worry and inconvenience\r | |
22 | that this criminal activity has caused." The breach has been\r | |
23 | "resolved" and the website is "working normally," it said. In\r | |
24 | a statement, the airline added: "We have notified the police\r | |
25 | and relevant authorities... [and] will continue to keep our\r | |
26 | customers updated with the very latest information. We will be\r | |
27 | contacting customers and will manage any claims on an\r | |
28 | individual basis."\r | |
29 | \r | |
30 | \r | |
31 | ** when not if (Score:2)\r | |
32 | (by johnsnails ( 1715452 ))\r | |
33 | \r | |
34 | \r | |
35 | when not if\r | |
36 | \r | |
37 | ** And that should be really expensive for them (Score:5,\r | |
38 | Insightful)\r | |
39 | (by gweihir ( 88907 ))\r | |
40 | \r | |
41 | \r | |
42 | Say, $100 per customer, payable to the customer for their\r | |
43 | hassle. But likely this will not cost them a thing. So it will\r | |
44 | happen again and again and again.\r | |
45 | \r | |
46 | ** For 380,000 ... (Score:2)\r | |
47 | (by CaptainDork ( 3678879 ))\r | |
48 | \r | |
49 | \r | |
50 | ... years, the universe was in an expanding opaque plasma state\r | |
51 | so dense that photons could not travel very far.\r | |
52 | Coincidence?\r | |
53 | Yes, I'm sure of it.\r | |
54 | \r | |
55 | ** What else is new. (Score:2)\r | |
56 | (by Hallux-F-Sinister ( 5127197 ))\r | |
57 | \r | |
58 | \r | |
59 | -Sigh-.\r | |
60 | This is why we can’t have nice things.\r | |
61 | \r | |
62 | ** Not enough (Score:2)\r | |
63 | (by hcs_$reboot ( 1536101 ))\r | |
64 | \r | |
65 | \r | |
66 | "We take the protection of your personal information very\r | |
67 | seriously" Almost insulting to put that in the email sent to\r | |
68 | affected clients.\r | |
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