Air India is latest victim of Sita hack
Data on millions of people who flew with Air India between 2011 and 2021 appears to have been compromised in the recent Sita supply chain attack
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A cyber attack on the systems of airline IT services specialist Sita, first reported earlier in 2021, has claimed another victim in the aviation sector, after Air India revealed that data on 4.5 million people who flew on the airline between 2011 and 2021 has been compromised by unknown actors.
The attack has already seen passenger data from several other airlines in the Star Alliance network compromised, including Singapore Airlines, Finnair, Jeju Air and Malaysian Airlines.
Feb 16, 2021
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Data Stolen from London Council Published Online
A cyber-criminal group called Pysa/Mespinoza has claimed it has published a range of information resulting from the incident on the dark web. This includes sensitive personal data of staff and residents, such as passport documents.
In October 2020, London’s Hackney Council revealed it had been victim of a serious cyber-attack which affected many of its services and IT systems.
In a new statement on its website, the council said it was working with NCSC, National Crime Agency, Information Commissioner s Office, the Metropolitan Police and other experts to investigate what has been published and the next steps to take.