After initially indicating that she had successfully “repelled” a computer attackAnd the TAP Portuguese Airlines Finally I realized it personal data of its customersexcept for payment data, was hacked and posted on the Internet.
The cyberattack, launched on August 25, enabled hackers to obtain a file Names, nationality, email address, home address, telephone number, and loyalty number Portuguese airline customers.
Among the customers who fell victim to this cyberattack, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Souza :”The President of the Republic learned that private data had been leaked following an illegal intrusion into the TAP databases, through a citizen who had access to them.“, referring, therefore, to a note published yesterday on the website of the Portuguese Presidency. Head of State “Immediately“make arrangements for”To the only information that was not known: his email addressPress release. According to the Portuguese weekly espressopersonal data of deputies and members of the government, as well as Prime Minister Antonio Costaalso stolen.
“Publication of personal data via open sources may increase the risk of its illegal use, in particular with the aim of obtaining other data (…) in the context of fraud attempts such as phishingTAP Air Portugal explained in an email to its customers.There is no evidence that payment data has been extracted from TAP systemsI reassured.
Portuguese Airlines has recommended its customers to remain skeptical and strengthen their password. It added that it would refrain from any further contact with individual customers about this matter to avoid confusion. It also indicated that it had taken measures to keep its computer systems in good shape and to protect other data.
TAP Air Portugal did not want to disclose the number of customers affected, but websites specializing in monitoring cyber attacks estimated about it 1.5 million customers whose data has been compromised.
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