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UK Airport Cyberattack Exposes Data of 8.7 Million Passengers

A major cyberattack on Manchester Airports Group compromised sensitive customer data at Manchester, Stansted, and East Midlands airports, raising urgent questions about data protection and the risk of further abuse.

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Cyberattack on three UK airports exposes passenger data

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Nearly nine million holidaymakers' data stolen in breach

Daily Mail ↗

Manchester Airports Group breached, millions of customers' data stolen

Help Net Security ↗

Cyberattack on three UK airports, ransom demanded

Adnkronos - ultimoratop ↗

FulcrumSec claims Manchester Airports hack, theft of 86 GB of data

BleepingComputer ↗

Manchester Airports hackers post data of 8.7 million people online

TechRadar ↗

UK airport hackers leak stolen customer data

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  1. Extortion Group FulcrumSec Claims 86GB Manchester Airports Data Theft
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  3. FulcrumSec claims Manchester Airports hack, theft of 86 GB of data
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  1. How did the Manchester Airports Group cyberattack take place, and what data was exposed in the 8.7 million customer records? The experts weigh in
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  3. Cyberattacco aeroporti nel Regno Unito, hacker chiedono un riscatto
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  4. Regno Unito, attacco hacker in tre aeroporti: rubati i dati di oltre 8 milioni di passeggeri
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  5. Hackers steal data linked to 8.7 million customers across three UK airports
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