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UK airports hit by cyber-attack, 8.7m customer records accessed

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A cyber-attack has impacted three UK airports, compromising the data of approximately 8.7 million customers. The affected airports include Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands. The company operating these hubs has stated that passenger safety remains unaffected by the breach. AI

RANK_REASON Cyber-attack on infrastructure impacting customer data, but not a frontier release or significant industry shift.

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UK airports hit by cyber-attack, 8.7m customer records accessed

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Three UK airports hit by cyber-attack with data of 8.7m customers accessed Company that runs Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands hubs says passenger safety

    📰 Three UK airports hit by cyber-attack with data of 8.7m customers accessed Company that runs Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands hubs says passenger safety is unaffectedBusiness live – latest updatesManchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports have been hit b... 📰 …

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/uk-airports-operator-cy… web.archive.org

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