Air India flyer seeks damages over data breach of 4.5 million passengers
An Air India flyer has sought damages from the airline after the recent leak of personal data of 4.5 million passengers including hers and her husband’s.
A legal notice was sent to Air India management on Sunday by Ritika Handoo in which she said that the airline informed her about the breach on June 1, her lawyer said.
Terming the breach as a violation of her “right to be forgotten and informational autonomy”, she sought a compensation of Rs 30 lakh.
Air India’s passenger service system provider SITA faced a sophisticated cyberattack in February this year leading to the leak of personal data of 4.5 million passengers — which included passengers of the national carrier — from across the world, the email sent by the carrier said.
