While I’ve been under the weather, I ended up reading about yet another airline that suffered a breach. This time, Easy Jet, A U.K. airline, alerted authorities under the European laws. The number this time is a staggering9 million, small comparitively speaking. This number is no laughing matter, because the information taken includes travel information and email contact info.
Email contact info is not a surprise, as even with other breaches like the Capital One breaches of late, email address information was taken. I know, because one of the breaches Capital One had I was notified about. I’ve also had other problems, but it wasn’t Capital One’s problem, it was other problems.
Mistakes happen, but when are we oing to learn tht personal information is no sneezing matter to lose? Getting travel information can tell a criminal a lot on where someone is going so they can go and raid the victim’s house or place of business.
Easy Jet is not the first airline to have a serious problem, and I’m sure they won’t be the last. EasyJet announces breach impacting 9 million people is the article that I’ve read on this topic, this can’t be good.