Delta Air Lines Details

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    Delta Air Lines

    Atlanta, Georgia • 95000 employees • Airline

    Industry

    Airline

    Security Incidents

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    Delta Air Lines, Inc., commonly known as Delta, is a major American airline, with its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. It operates over 5,400 flights daily and serves an extensive domestic and international network that includes over 325 destinations in more than 52 countries on six continents. Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance and is known for its innovative use of technology to enhance customer experience, including biometric scanning for boarding and a sophisticated flight tracking app.

    Security Incidents

    Delta Air Lines Breach of Oct 2017
    Severity Score
    Significant

    Type

    Data Breach

    Summary

    In October 2017, Altaba, formerly known as Yahoo, disclosed a massive data breach that had originally occurred in August 2013. The breach, attributed to state-sponsored actors, compromised all 3 billion of Yahoo's user accounts, making it one of the largest data breaches in history. The compromised data included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords, and, in some cases, encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers. This revelation came after Yahoo had initially reported in 2016 that only 1 billion accounts were affected, leading to significant s...
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    Severity

    The Altaba cyber security incident of October 2017 was severe as it involved a massive data breach where all 3 billion user accounts of Yahoo were compromised. Altaba faced legal actions and settlements, including paying penalties for not disclosing the breach to investors and misleading them about multiple data breaches.

    Impact

    The breach had a significant impact as it affected all 3 billion user accounts, leading to a loss of trust from investors and users. Altaba's reputation was tarnished, and the company had to pay substantial settlements for the breach and its handling.

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