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Cathay Pacific Breach: Are You One Of The 9.4M Passengers Whose Data Was Hacked?

Posted on October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 By Davey Winder

How can you find out if your data was compromised in the Cathay Pacific breach that hit 9.4 million customers?

More than 9 million Cathay Pacific airline passengers have had their data, including passport details and credit card numbers, compromised in a breach. The Hong Kong airline confirmed the hack late yesterday on Twitter, telling followers of the @cathaypacific account that “We have discovered unauthorized access to some of our passenger data.”

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