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Cathay Pacific says data from 53,000 bookings compromised in Amadeus cyberattack

Steady4 outlets reported this in 6 reports over 3 days
After publishing: 1 description edited1 change
  1. South China Morning Postseen 31 Oct, 17:46description edited
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    Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has revealed that personal data and flight details of 53,000 bookings were compromised after hackers breached its technology service provider’s system. The carrier is among hundreds of airlines worldwide that use technology solutions provided by Amadeus IT Group. Cathay said on Friday that the unauthorised access took place between August 2023 and September 2026. “We apologise to our customers for the concern and inconvenience caused by this...

    Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has revealed that 53,000 bookings were compromised after hackers breached the system of its technology service provider. The carrier is among hundreds of airlines worldwide that use technology solutions provided by Amadeus IT Group. The revelation follows similar disclosures by Korean Air and Japan Airlines. Cathay said on Friday that the unauthorised access took place between August 2023 and September 2026. “We apologise to our customers for the...

Fri, 30 October 2026peak 2 reports on Fri, 30 October 2026Fri, 6 November 2026

What it is about

Cathay PacificAmadeusCathay Pacific AirwaysAmadeus IT GroupKorean AirJapan AirlinesHong KongMalaysia AirlinesKorea Asiana AirlinesSingapore AirlinesSingaporeJapanMalaysiaCustomersSIAAsiaNorweski

Who published it, and when

original reportedited after publishingfirst to report
South China Morning Post1 original report - edited after publishing1 original report
Channel News Asia1 original report1 original report
Wirtualna Polska (Poland)1 original report
30 Oct, 08:38over 7 days6 Nov, 18:36

1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 6 original reports

  1. Fri, 30 October 2026

    2 reports
    • South China Morning Post08:38first to reportedited after publishing

      Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has revealed that 53,000 bookings were compromised after hackers breached the system of its technology service provider. The carrier is among hundreds of airlines worldwide that use technology solutions provided by Amadeus IT Group. The revelation follows similar disclosures by Korean Air and Japan Airlines. Cathay said on Friday that the unauthorised access took place between August 2023 and September 2026. “We apologise to our customers for the...

    • Channel News Asia11:37
  2. Tue, 3 November 2026

    2 reports
  3. Fri, 6 November 2026

    2 reports
    • South China Morning Post14:30

      A massive data breach that affected several airlines across Asia has underscored the need for industries in the region to revisit their reliance on third-party suppliers, analysts have said, warning that more critical infrastructure may soon be affected. Last week, a wave of airlines reported that customer information was accessed in a data security breach involving Spanish software provider Amadeus. Several of these breaches involved information found in booking details, including flight...

    • Wirtualna Polska (Poland)18:36

      Norweski wywiad ostrzega przed rozległym wyciekiem danych klientów linii lotniczych. Cyberprzestępcy włamali się do systemu rezerwacji biletów Amadeus i przez ostatnie trzy lata mogli uzyskiwać dostęp do nazwisk, tras podróży oraz numerów paszportów pasażerów. Zagrożenie dotyczy pracowników ponad 190 norweskich instytucji państwowych.

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