oct 25, 2018 - Cathay Pacific got hacked, compromising the data of millions of passengers

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Hong Kong (CNN Business)One of Asia's top airlines has discovered a data breach in which the personal information of more than 9 million passengers may have been stolen.
Cathay Pacific (CPCAY) said late Wednesday that a wide range of data — including passengers' names, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses and passport numbers — was exposed in a hack of its information systems earlier this year.
"We are very sorry for any concern this data security event may cause our passengers," CEO Rupert Hogg said in a statement. The Hong Kong-based carrier is in the process of contacting affected people, he added.

It's the latest embarrassing data breach to hit a major international airline. British Airways said last month that hackers stole the payment card details of 380,000 of its customers.
The hackers who hit Cathay gained access to 27 credit card numbers but without the cards' security codes, and another 403 expired credit card numbers, according to the airline. It said it has "no evidence that any personal data has been misused," adding that "no passwords were compromised."