← EasyJet

2020 — EasyJet: May 2020 (disclosed), 9.0M records

2020 9.0M records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Emails, travel details, payment cards (2,208)

Technical writeup

May 2020 (disclosed). EasyJet suffered a highly sophisticated cyberattack discovered in January 2020. Email addresses and travel details of ~9 million customers were accessed; 2,208 customers had credit/debit card details including CVV codes stolen. Passport information was not compromised. The airline notified the ICO and NCSC.

Root cause

Sophisticated cyberattack; unauthorized access to customer data.

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