Cathay Pacific Data Breach History
WebsiteCathay Pacific is the flag carrier of Hong Kong.
This page shows all data breaches of Cathay Pacific. View the complete breach timeline, records exposed, root causes, and AI breach risk score. BreachHistory tracks disclosed data breaches worldwide.
Data Breach Timeline — All Cathay Pacific Breaches
- 2018 2018 Cathay Pacific — 9.4M passengers 9.4M records Share
- 2018 2018 Passenger data breach — 9.4M 9.4M records Share
Cathay Pacific Data Breach Summary
This page tracks the Cathay Pacific data breach history and cybersecurity incidents affecting Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong). BreachHistory currently indexes 2 publicly disclosed or catalogued incidents spanning 2018, with approximately 18.8 million records reported as exposed across all indexed events. These totals may include overlapping datasets or third-party estimates and should not be interpreted as unique affected users.
The Cathay Pacific breach timeline includes major data breaches, cyber attacks, data leaks, credential exposures, API abuse, and other security incidents. Each incident provides details on the estimated records exposed, attack method, affected data types, and supporting public sources. Currently, 0 incidents are company-confirmed.
Largest Cathay Pacific Data Breaches
The largest indexed incidents include the 2018 Cathay Pacific — 9.4M passengers and the 2018 Passenger data breach — 9.4M. Record counts originating from threat actors or leak sites should be treated as estimates unless confirmed by Cathay Pacific or a regulator. Below is the list of large data breaches:
- 2018 2018 Cathay Pacific — 9.4M passengers — about 9.4M records exposed · Catalogued incident
- 2018 2018 Passenger data breach — 9.4M — about 9.4M records exposed · Catalogued incident
What Information Was Exposed?
Depending on the incident, exposed data may include names, payment card and financial account data, dates of birth, government ID documents, and other personal information (PII). The exact data varies between incidents, so review each breach page before assuming your information was affected.
Cathay Pacific Data Breach 2026
At the time of this update, no Cathay Pacific data breach has been catalogued for 2026. New incidents are added as official disclosures, regulatory filings, or credible cybersecurity reports become available.
What To Do If You Were Affected
If you believe your account may have been involved in a Cathay Pacific data breach, change any reused passwords, enable multi-factor authentication (MFA), monitor your account for suspicious activity, and be cautious of phishing emails or fake breach notifications.
This Cathay Pacific breach history is maintained by BreachHistory using public disclosures, regulatory filings, security research, and clearly labelled third-party claims. For the complete breach timeline, records exposed, incident details, and AI Breach Risk Score, explore the sections on this page.