{"id":17250,"date":"2026-08-27T15:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T15:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17250"},"modified":"2026-08-27T15:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T15:18:13","slug":"cyberattack-hits-3-uk-airports-data-of-8-7m-customers-leaked-spokesperson-says-no-operational-disruption-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17250","title":{"rendered":"Cyberattack hits 3 UK airports, data of 8.7m customers leaked; spokesperson says &#8216;no operational disruption&#8217; | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133571995,imgsize-93572,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/cyberattack-hits-3-uk-airports.jpg\" alt=\"Cyberattack hits 3 UK airports, data of 8.7m customers leaked; spokesperson says 'no operational disruption'\" title=\"Three UK airports hit by cyber-attack, data of 8.7 million customers compromised\/Image: AI Representative Image\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Three UK airports hit by cyber-attack, data of 8.7 million customers compromised\/Image: AI Representative Image\">Three UK airports hit by cyber-attack, data of 8.7 million customers compromised\/Image: AI Representative Image<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The UK&#8217;s three major airports Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands have been hit by a cyber-attack. Hackers accessed the personal data of about 8.7 million customers, The Guardian reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which operates all three airports, said the compromised information included customers\u2019 email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registration numbers and postcodes. The affected data was linked to car park, lounge and fast-track bookings, as well as in-airport Wi-Fi sign-ups.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>MAG said the incident did not affect passenger safety or aviation security and caused no disruption to airport operations. <!-- -->It also said the affected system did not contain customers\u2019 bank or payment details.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>The company said the incident occurred over the weekend and that it had \u201cimmediately contained the risk\u201d. MAG is working with specialist advisers and taking steps to protect its systems and customer information.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>\u201cWe have informed and are working with the relevant authorities,\u201d a MAG spokesperson said on Thursday. \u201cAt no point has passenger safety or aviation security been compromised.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The spokesperson said the incident had \u201cnot resulted in any operational disruption\u201d, adding that airport operations remained unaffected and customer parking services continued to operate normally.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>MAG also apologised to customers for any concern caused by the incident and said it takes the security of customer information \u201cextremely seriously\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>London Stansted separately warned customers to be alert to possible follow-up attempts by scammers using the stolen information.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>In an email to customers, the airport urged them to be particularly cautious of unexpected emails, phone calls or text messages claiming to be from the airport.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>\u201cWe will never contact you unexpectedly to ask for payment or banking information,\u201d the email said.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/uk\/cyberattack-hits-3-uk-airports-data-of-8-7m-customers-leaked-spokesperson-says-no-operational-disruption\/articleshow\/133571763.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three UK airports hit by cyber-attack, data of 8.7 million customers compromised\/Image: AI Representative Image The UK&#8217;s three major airports Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands have been hit by a cyber-attack. 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