British Airways hacked, hundreds of thousands of credit card numbers stolen

British Airways hacked, hundreds of thousands of credit card numbers stolen

6 years ago
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https://www.techradar.com/news/british-airways-hacked-hundreds-of-thousands-of-credit-card-numbers-stolen

British Airways has suffered a data breach, with critical information on hundreds of thousands of its users being stolen by hackers. The company confirmed the breach, saying it was done by a “very sophisticated, malicious criminal”.

In total, 380,000 accounts were compromised, the company said, with hackers stealing names, street and email addresses, credit card numbers and expiry dates, as well as security codes, through the company website and app.