Security News > 2023 > January > Air France and KLM notify customers of account hacks

Air France and KLM have informed Flying Blue customers that some of their personal information was exposed after their accounts were breached.

KLM's official Twitter account confirmed the attack and told one of the impacted customers that "The attack was blocked in time and no miles were charged."

Affected customers were also warned that their accounts had been locked due to the breach and that they must go to the KLM and Air France websites to change their passwords.

Air France and KLM confirmed the data breach in a statement sent to BleepingComputer and said that customers' sensitive data, such as passport or credit card numbers, was not exposed.

"Air France and KLM confirm a data breach whereby Flying Blue customer data were accessed. Our IT security team has implemented corrective actions to stop the incident. No sensitive data such as passport or credit card numbers were disclosed," a spokesperson told BleepingComputer.

"Air France and KLM regret this situation. In accordance with the procedures in force, we informed the competent authorities of this event and notified the customers concerned."

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