CATHAY

A jet taxies at Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok in the New Territories. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Wednesday that data of about 9.4 million passengers of Cathay and its unit Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited had been accessed without authorisation. Cathay said 860,000 passport numbers, about 245,000 Hong Kong identity card numbers, 403 expired credit card numbers and 27 credit card numbers with no card verification value (CVV) were accessed in the breach. We are very sorry for any concern this data security event may cause our passengers, Cathay Pacific Chief Executive Rupert Hogg said in a statement. We acted immediately to contain the event, commence a thorough investigation with the assistance of a leading cybersecurity firm, and to further strengthen our IT security measures. Hogg said no passwords were compromised in the breach and the company was contacting affected passengers to give them information on how to protect themselves...

Also known as: Cathay Pacific

Primary location: Hong Kong