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   1 0380,000 Card Payments Compromised In British Airways Breach (sky.com)  null/SLASHDOT/0102643378                70
   2 i  Thursday September 06, 2018 @11:30PM (BeauHD)
   3 i  from the sorry-not-sorry dept.
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   5 i    Earlier  today, British Airways said [1]credit card information
   6 i    of  at  least  380,000  customers  have been "compromised" in a
   7 i    data  breach  that  occurred between August 21 and September 5.
   8 i    The   information   stolen   includes   customer  names,  email
   9 i    addresses,  home  addresses and payment card information -- but
  10 i    not travel or passport details. Sky News reports:
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  12 i    >  In  an  email  to affected customers, BA said: "We're deeply
  13 i    sorry,  but  you  may have been affected. We recommend that you
  14 i    contact  your  bank  or  credit  card provider and follow their
  15 i    recommended  advice.  We  take  the protection of your personal
  16 i    information   very   seriously.   Please   accept  our  deepest
  17 i    apologies  for  the  worry and inconvenience that this criminal
  18 i    activity  has  caused."  The breach has been "resolved" and the
  19 i    website  is  "working  normally,"  it said. In a statement, the
  20 i    airline  added:  "We  have  notified  the  police  and relevant
  21 i    authorities...  [and]  will  continue  to  keep  our  customers
  22 i    updated   with   the   very  latest  information.  We  will  be
  23 i    contacting   customers   and  will  manage  any  claims  on  an
  24 i    individual basis."
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  28 i    [1] https://news.sky.com/story/ba-calls-in-police-over-custome-
  29 i    r-data-theft-from-website-11491980
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