easyJet Details
easyJet
Luton, United Kingdom • employees • Transportation
Industry
Transportation
Security Incidents
1
EasyJet plc is a British multinational low-cost airline group headquartered at London Luton Airport. It operates domestic and international scheduled services on 927 routes in more than 34 countries via its affiliate airlines EasyJet UK, EasyJet Switzerland, and EasyJet Europe.
Security Incidents
easyJet Breach of May 2020
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Severity Score
Low
Type
Data BreachSummary
In May 2020, easyJet disclosed a significant data breach that affected approximately 9 million customers. The airline revealed that a highly sophisticated cyber-attack had compromised email addresses and travel details, with around 2,200 customers also having their credit card information accessed. The breach was detected in January 2020, but it took several months for the full extent of the incident to be understood and communicated to affected individuals. easyJet worked closely with the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to investigate...Show more
Severity
The breach was severe as a "highly sophisticated cyber-attack" targeted easyJet in May 2020, compromising approximately nine million customers' email addresses and travel details.Impact
The breach impacted around nine million customers of easyJet, exposing their email addresses and travel details, with some customers having their credit card details accessed.KEEP YOUR ENVIRONMENT SECURE
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