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The attack was on the payment system. | Air Europa

Andrew EdePalma10/10/2023 10:41
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Mallorca-based airline Air Europa has reported a cyberattack that affected the payment system on its website. This would have allowed data from customer credit cards to have been taken.

The airline says that detection and the rapid intervention of cybersecurity personnel blocked the security breach and prevented the leak of further data.

Air Europa is analysing what happened, the origin of the attack and the use of stolen information. Thus far, there is no evidence that any fraud has been committed.

The airline emailed customers whose credit card details were affected and notified the relevant financial institutions, it said in a statement.

The airline did not specify the number of customers affected, nor did it estimate the financial impact of the cyberattack. The company said no other information has been exposed.

"There is no evidence that the breach was ultimately used to commit fraud," the airline said.