British Airways Issues Apology for Severe Data Breach

The airline is deeply sorry for its worst-ever cyberattack, which has affected 380,000 customers.

Its been a bumpy week for British Airways, which has apologized to 380,000 customers whose credit card information and other personal data was compromised in the worst cyberattack to hit the airlines website and app in the 20-plus years it has been online.
The breach was first detected on Wednesday, Sept. 5, when British Airways learned bookings made during the two weeks prior had been affected by cybercriminals. Between Aug. 21 and Sept. 5, attackers compromised 380,000 card payments and stole customers names, physical and email addresses, and credit card numbers, expiration dates, and security codes.
BA chairman and chief executive Alex Cruz said the airline is deeply sorry for the attack, which he described as very sophisticated and malicious, Reuters reports. Cruz did not describe how attackers gained access to the data, but said the carriers encryption was not broken.
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