Singapore Airlines hit by a data breach compromising private data of 285 customers

From cyware.com

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  • Personal information of 278 customers was compromised which involved details such as customers’ names, email addresses, account numbers, membership tier statuses, KrisFlyer miles, recent miles transactions, upcoming flights, and KrisFlyer rewards.
  • The incident also compromised the passport details of 7 customers. However, no credit card details were compromised.

A software glitch in Singapore Airlines website caused a data breach impacting 285 customers. Out of which 278 customers’ private data such as customers’ names, email addresses, account numbers, membership tier statuses, KrisFlyer miles, recent miles transactions, upcoming flights, and KrisFlyer rewards were compromised.

The remaining seven customers’ passport details were compromised, a spokesperson for Singapore Airlines said. However, the spokesperson confirmed that no changes were made to customers’ accounts and no credit card details were compromised.

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