Air India servers hacked; passport, credit card details of 45 lakh customers leaked

National carrier Air India has suffered a major cyberattack, in which the personal information of passengers, including passport, contact, ticket information and credit card details were stolen.

This incident affected around 4,500,000 data subjects in the world, the airline said, adding that the breach involved the data between August 2011 and February 2021.

‘The breach involved personal data registered between 26 August 2011 and 3 February 2021, with details that included name, date of birth, contact information, passport information, ticket information, Star Alliance and Air India frequent flyer data (but no passwords data were affected) as well as credit cards data,’ a notification from Air India read.