back to breaches overview

British Airways customer data stolen from its website

Sourcehttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/sep/06/british-airways-customer-data-stolen-from-its-website

Parties InvolvedBritish Airways,

Severity

High

Disclosed PubliclySeptember 6, 2018

Initial Discoveryn/a

Leaked InformationPersonal and financial details, Credit Card Numbers

Attack VectorApplication Layer

Tags

PIICredit CardsXSS

September 6, 2018

British Airways customer data stolen from its website

Press Coveragehttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/sep/06/british-airways-customer-data-stolen-from-its-website

September 6, 2018

Customer data theft

Official Statementhttps://www.britishairways.com/en-us/information/incident/data-theft/latest-information?dr=&dt=British%20Airways&tier=&scheme=&logintype=public&audience=travel&CUSTSEG=&GGLMember=&ban=%7C%7CP1M%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7CHOME%7C%7C%7C%7CL4%7C%7C%7C%7Canonymous-inspiration%7C%7C%7C&KMtag=c&KMver=1.0&clickpage=HOME

September 11, 2018

How Hackers Slipped by British Airways' Defenses

Press Coveragehttps://www.wired.com/story/british-airways-hack-details/