380,000 Card Payments Compromised In British Airways Breach (sky.com)
+380,000 Card Payments Compromised In British Airways Breach (sky.com)
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- Reference: 0102643378
- News link: https://it.slashdot.org/story/18/09/07/0247228/380000-card-payments-compromised-in-british-airways-breach
- Source link: https://news.sky.com/story/ba-calls-in-police-over-customer-data-theft-from-website-11491980
> In an email to affected customers, BA said: "We're deeply sorry, but you may have been affected. We recommend that you contact your bank or credit card provider and follow their recommended advice. We take the protection of your personal information very seriously. Please accept our deepest apologies for the worry and inconvenience that this criminal activity has caused." The breach has been "resolved" and the website is "working normally," it said. In a statement, the airline added: "We have notified the police and relevant authorities... [and] will continue to keep our customers updated with the very latest information. We will be contacting customers and will manage any claims on an individual basis."
[1] https://news.sky.com/story/ba-calls-in-police-over-customer-data-theft-from-website-11491980
And that should be really expensive for them (Score:5, Insightful)
+And that should be really expensive for them (Score:5, Insightful)
Say, $100 per customer, payable to the customer for their hassle. But likely this will not cost them a thing. So it will happen again and again and again.
For 380,000 ... (Score:2)
+For 380,000 ... (Score:2)
... years, the universe was in an expanding opaque plasma state so dense that photons could not travel very far.
Coincidence?
Yes, I'm sure of it.
What else is new. (Score:2)
+What else is new. (Score:2)
-Sigh-.
This is why we canât have nice things.
Not enough (Score:2)
+Not enough (Score:2)
"We take the protection of your personal information very seriously" Almost insulting to put that in the email sent to affected clients.
when not if (Score:2)
+when not if (Score:2)
when not if