Air India has issued a statement to inform of a massive cyberattack that has compromised the data of 4.5 million passengers registered between August 11, 2011, and February 3, 2021. The attack targeted Air India’s service system provider SITA and leaked personal details of flyers including passport, ticket and credit card numbers.
Air India’s passenger service system provider SITA faced a sophisticated cyberattack in February this year leading to leak of personal data of 4.5 million passengers — which included passengers of the national carrier from across the world, an official statement said on Friday. Personal data — including name, date of birth, contact information, passport information, ticket information and credit card data – which was registered between August 11, 2011, and February 3, 2021, has been leaked of a certain number of Air India’s passengers, the statement issued by the airline said.
