UK Airports Urge Millions Of Passengers To Stay 'Vigilant' After Cyber-Attacks

An IT expert has said customers may benefit from caution “over the coming weeks and months.”

This week, cyberattacks have taken place in three UK airports: Manchester, Stansted, and East Midlands.

During these breaches, hackers accessed the data of 8.7 million customers, The Guardian reports.

Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which owns all three airports, has assured customers that “at no point has passenger safety or aviation security been compromised”.

The hackers seem to have accessed information regarding “car park, lounge and fast-track bookings and in-airport wifi sign-up”, and not things like customer credit card details.

MAG also said that they acted quickly to resolve and contain the issue, informing passengers about the breach as soon as possible – the company stated it has been “working with specialist advisors and taking appropriate steps to protect our customers and........

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