Manchester Airports hackers just posted the data of 8.7 million people online — failed extortion attempt triggers…
- The hacker group responsible for the MAG hack has posted the data online
- PII is included within the data, putting victims at risk of targeted phishing and scams
- "MAG is confident that we have taken effective measures to protect our customers"
The hackers behind the Manchester Airport hack have posted their trove of data on 8.7 million people online after failing to extort the Manchester Airport Group.
The data stolen during the attack included personally identifiable information (PII) such as email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes.
"MAG is confident that we have taken effective measures to protect our customers and we have contacted all those affected, including reaching out to all those with upcoming bookings to advise them of additional support," the company said in a statement.
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