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