4.5 million passengers hit in massive cyber-attack on Air India

In a massive data breach on national carrier Air India, details of around 4.5 million passengers have been compromised including passport and credit card information, Air India said in a statement late on Friday.

In a personal communication to those whose details were stolen, the airline said, “As part of our commitment, we would like to inform you that SITA PSS, our data processor of the passenger service system, recently notified Air India of a data security breach involving personal data of certain passengers, including yours.” The identity of the affected passengers, the message said, was provided by the data processor to Air India on March 25 and April 5, 2021.