Singapore Airlines says 46,000 booking records hit following Amadeus breach
- Singapore Airlines confirms customer data exposure through a breach at travel technology provider Amadeus
- Stolen booking records included passenger details, itineraries, and limited passport and loyalty-program information
- Multiple major airlines were affected, raising phishing and identity-fraud concerns for travelers
Singapore Airlines has become the latest in the seemingly growing list of airlines affected by a breach at a third-party technology provider.
Amadeus, a Spanish technology company that airlines and airports use to manage reservations, bookings, and overall passenger management, recently issued a brief statement saying it “became aware of a vulnerability affecting a travel booking display environment.”
In the announcement, Amadeus said certain booking-display data was accessible to the attackers but stressed that there was no evidence of payment or financial data being accessed.
“There are no indications that this vulnerability has been exploited for ransomware purposes,” the company said, adding that it “implemented measures to fix the vulnerability as...
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