On September 7 2018, BA sent an email to customers revealing that its IT systems had suffered a cyberattack affecting clients who made bookings through the BA website or app between August 21-September 5.
When was the British Airways data breach?
“The incident is reported to have affected some customers who made bookings on the BA website or app between August 21 and September 5, 2018. BA have reported that the compromised data includes names, email addresses and credit card information.
Is the BA data breach legit?
British Airways has settled a legal claim by some of the 420,000 people affected by a major 2018 data breach. The breach affected both customers and BA staff and included names, addresses, and payment-card details.