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Law firm seeking leak victims to launch £500m suit at British Airways
2018-09-11 15:20

Prosecutors rub their hands with glee British Airways faces a £500m lawsuit over its recent mega-breach that exposed payment card details of 380,000 customers.…

British Airways breach was effected by Magecart attackers
2018-09-11 14:49

The British Airways breach was the work of a well-known criminal group dubbed Magecart, which managed to put payment card skimming code on the company’s website, says RiskIQ researcher Yonathan...

Magecart Group Pinned in Recent British Airways Breach
2018-09-11 12:54

The Magecart Group has been blamed for the British Airways breach that compromised 380k payment cards.

British Airways hack: Infosec experts finger third party scripts on payment pages
2018-09-11 10:37

Airline yet to reveal breach's cause Security experts are debating the cause of the British Airways mega-breach, with external scripts on its payment systems emerging as a prime suspect in the hack.…

British Airways Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Data Breach
2018-09-10 12:18

GDPR Privacy Law Lets Breach Victims Seek 'Non-Material Damage' CompensationBritish Airways has been threatened with a class-action lawsuit in U.K. court after warning that a hacker stole payment...

Revealed: British Airways in talks with IBM on outsourcing security
2018-09-07 16:20

El Reg given leaked memo sent weeks before breach Exclusive Just weeks before a mega-breach, British Airways' (BA) parent was planning to outsource its cybersecurity to IBM, admitting it needed a...

British Airways Website, Mobile App Breach Compromises 380k
2018-09-07 15:36

The airline said information like name, address and bank card details like CVC code were compromised.

Financial info of 380,000 British Airways customers stolen in site, app breach
2018-09-07 15:12

British Airways has suffered a data breach and has confirmed that personal and financial details of some 380,000 customers have been compromised. About the breach “From 22:58 BST August 21 2018...

Hacker Flies Away With British Airways Customer Data
2018-09-07 13:03

'Personal and Financial Details' Stolen From 380,000 Website and App TransactionsBritish Airways is warning customers that it suffered a hack attack that compromised up to 380,000 customers'...

British Airways Hacked – 380,000 Payment Cards Compromised
2018-09-07 07:33

British Airways, who describes itself as "The World's Favorite Airline," has confirmed a data breach that exposed personal details and credit-card numbers of up to 380,000 customers and lasted for...