People search Orbitz data breach timeline because the brand sits on billions of accounts, credentials, and cloud workloads. BreachHistory indexes 4 Orbitz-linked incidents, with headline counts up to 880K+ in catalog rows. This page maps every attested event through 2026 with internal links to canonical records.
Why Orbitz breach history matters
Orbitz operates in Other. Across indexed rows, recurring themes include mixed intrusion and disclosure events. Understanding the chronological pattern helps security teams, customers, and regulators separate confirmed disclosures from forum marketing.
Full timeline through 2026
2018 — — Orbitz: An old version of the travel website was hacked,…
Cataloged incident. Mar 2018. An old version of the travel website was hacked, exposing personal details and payment card info. Orbitz is now owned by Expedia. BreachHistory cites approximately 10 affected records in this row. See the orbitz2018 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2018 — — Orbitz: Mar, 880K records
Cataloged incident. Mar. An old version of the Orbitz website was hacked, exposing personal details and payment card info. Orbitz is now owned by Expedia. BreachHistory cites approximately 880K+ affected records in this row. See the orbitzu and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2017 — — Orbitz: Between Oct
Cataloged incident. Between Oct. 1, 201 and Dec. 22, 2017, Orbitz determined that an unauthorized third party may have accessed personal information stored on a third party business partner platform. Information affected including name, payment card number and expiration date, phone number, email address and physical and/or billing address. Certain hotel reservations made through Southwest.com, whih was powere dby orbitz, may have been affected. Exposed categories include Personal information. No attested victim count is published for this row yet. See the orbitz2017 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2016 — — Orbitz: Travel booking website Orbitz has announced that it…
Cataloged incident. Travel booking website Orbitz has announced that it discovered a potential data breach that exposed information for thousands of customers, as reported by Engadget. The incident, discovered by the company on March 1st, may have exposed information tied to about 880,000 credit cards.The consumer data in question is from an older booking platform, where information may have been accessed between October and December 2017. Orbitz partner platform data, such as travel booked via Amex Travel, submitt Exposed categories include Personal information. BreachHistory cites approximately 880K+ affected records in this row. See the orbitz2016 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
Patterns and analysis
- Mixed intrusion and disclosure events — appears across multiple Orbitz catalog entries; prioritize controls that address this class of failure.
- Record-count hygiene — BreachHistory indexes actor-cited figures separately from company-confirmed totals; read each row's technicalWriteup before treating counts as fact.
- 2026 monitoring — New disclosures roll into this timeline as they are verified or labeled unverified per catalog policy.
What to do if you may be affected
- Step 1: Enable phishing-resistant MFA on every account tied to this brand.
- Step 2: Use unique passwords and a password manager—breach rows often involve credential reuse.
- Step 3: Monitor official company breach notices and regulator filings, not dark-web downloads.
- Step 4: Bookmark the Orbitz company page for new 2026+ disclosures.
Canonical BreachHistory hub
Explore every indexed row: breachhistory.com/orbitz · Latest: orbitz2018.
Sources: BreachHistory catalog (4 rows for Orbitz), company and regulator disclosures cited in individual breach records.