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