(Alliance News) - easyJet PLC on Tuesday said it has been the victim of a cyber attack that has left the details of 9 million customers compromised.
The low-cost airline said its investigation revealed that the email addresses and travel details of around 9 million customers were accessed. For a "very small subset" of customers, being 2,208, credit card details were accessed.
easyJet said it has closed off the unauthorised access and while it has found no evidence of the misuse of personal information, it will be communicating with the 9 million customers affected to advise them of steps to take to minimise further risk.
"We take the cyber security of our systems very seriously and have robust security measures in place to protect our customers' personal information. Since we became aware of the incident, it has become clear that owing to Covid-19 there is heightened concern about personal data being used for online scams," said Chief Executive Johan Lundgren.
"As a result, and on the recommendation of the Information Commissioner's Office, we are contacting those customers whose travel information was accessed and we are advising them to be extra vigilant, particularly if they receive unsolicited communications. We would like to apologise to those customers who have been affected by this incident," he added.
The FTSE 100 stock was trading 0.1% higher at 552.00 pence each on Tuesday afternoon in London.
By Ife Taiwo; ifetaiwo@alliancenews.com
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