| 1 | 0380,000 Card Payments Compromised In British Airways Breach (sky.com) null/SLASHDOT/0102643378 70\r |
| 2 | i Thursday September 06, 2018 @11:30PM (BeauHD)\r |
| 3 | i from the sorry-not-sorry dept.\r |
| 4 | i\r |
| 5 | i Earlier today, British Airways said credit card information of\r |
| 6 | i at least 380,000 customers have been "compromised" in a data\r |
| 7 | i breach that occurred between August 21 and September 5. The\r |
| 8 | i information stolen includes customer names, email addresses,\r |
| 9 | i home addresses and payment card information -- but not travel\r |
| 10 | i or passport details. Sky News reports: In an email to affected\r |
| 11 | i customers, BA said: "We're deeply sorry, but you may have been\r |
| 12 | i affected. We recommend that you contact your bank or credit\r |
| 13 | i card provider and follow their recommended advice. We take the\r |
| 14 | i protection of your personal information very seriously. Please\r |
| 15 | i accept our deepest apologies for the worry and inconvenience\r |
| 16 | i that this criminal activity has caused." The breach has been\r |
| 17 | i "resolved" and the website is "working normally," it said. In\r |
| 18 | i a statement, the airline added: "We have notified the police\r |
| 19 | i and relevant authorities... [and] will continue to keep our\r |
| 20 | i customers updated with the very latest information. We will be\r |
| 21 | i contacting customers and will manage any claims on an\r |
| 22 | i individual basis."\r |
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