Airlines and Personal Data: A Flight of Fancy

When you purchase a ticket for a flight, be it domestic or international, most are thinking of the purpose of that ticket: to travel from point A to point B. Those invested in the privacy and compliance discussion have since the dawn of the internet n… Continue reading Airlines and Personal Data: A Flight of Fancy

Air Canada admits app data breach included customers’ passport details

All 1.7 million users of Air Canada’s mobile app have had their passwords reset by the company following a security breach which saw hackers compromise up to 20,000 accounts last week.
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Air Canada admits app data breach included customers’ passport details

All 1.7 million users of Air Canada’s mobile app have had their passwords reset by the company following a security breach which saw hackers compromise up to 20,000 accounts last week. A security notice published by the company explains that it d… Continue reading Air Canada admits app data breach included customers’ passport details

Air Canada Resets Customer Passwords After Hackers Access Data

Air Canada is forcing all users of its Mobile+ app to change their passwords after hackers managed to access the profile information, including names, email addresses, birth dates and passport details of some customers. The company detected unusual lo… Continue reading Air Canada Resets Customer Passwords After Hackers Access Data

Air Canada Suffers Data Breach — 20,000 Mobile App Users Affected

Air Canada has confirmed a data breach that may have affected about 20,000 customers of its 1.7 million mobile app users.

The company said it had “detected unusual log-in behavior” on its mobile app between August 22 and 24, during which the personal … Continue reading Air Canada Suffers Data Breach — 20,000 Mobile App Users Affected