Three major airports in the United Kingdom have been targeted by a cyberattack, resulting in the theft of data from nearly nine million customers, reports Sky News. The incident affected Manchester, Stansted, and East Midlands airports. According to available information, the attackers gained access to data of passengers and other customers who booked parking spaces, used airport lounges, or connected to Wi-Fi. Among the stolen information were email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registration numbers, and postal codes. There are no reports in the published information about the compromise of bank details or passwords. The scale of the breach makes the incident particularly serious: it involves data from nearly nine million customers. The stolen contact information could potentially be used for fraudulent mailings and attempts to impersonate representatives of the airports or other companies.
