<div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.itproportal.com/news/sita-hack-may-have-been-worse-than-originally-thought/">https://www.itproportal.com/news/sita-hack-may-have-been-worse-than-originally-thought/</a><div><br></div><div>Air India recently spoke up, saying data on 4.5 million of its customers has likely been compromised. </div><div><p>It has emerged that a data breach that struck Indian IT operator SITA
a few months back was likely a lot worse than originally thought, with
new companies claiming to have suffered attacks as a result.</p><p>As reported by <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/23/air-india-passenger-data-breach-reveals-sita-hack-worse-than-first-thought/" target="_blank" class="gmail-hawk-link-parsed"><u>TechCrunch</u></a>,
Indian air company Air India has notified 4.5 million of its customers
that their data may have been compromised, and urged them to take
action.</p><p>In
a statement, the company said passenger names, credit card details,
birthdays, contact information, ticket data and passport data were all
compromised, as well as data relating to Star Alliance and Air India
frequent flyer programs.</p><p>While credit card CVV/CVC data was not
held by SITA, Air India told its customers to change passwords “wherever
applicable to ensure the safety of their personal data.” Whoever used
Air India’s services in the past decade (from February 2011) may have
been compromised.</p><p>A few months ago, SITA notified the public of a
data breach, saying it reached out to Malaysia Airlines, Finnair,
Singapore Airlines, Jeju Air, Cathay Pacific, Air New Zealand, and
Lufthansa.</p><p>According to the TechCrunch report, SITA serves more
than 90 percent of the world’s airlines, with India Express saying it
has roughly 2,500 customers in more than 200 countries. The
investigation into the breach is still ongoing, with an unnamed external
security agency being brought in to analyze the situation and help with
the mitigation.</p></div></div>