BRIEF-Cathay Pacific Airways Says Passenger Data Of About 9.4 Mln People Has Been Accessed
Oct 24 (Reuters) - Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd:
* DISCOVERED UNAUTHORISED ACCESS TO SOME OF ITS PASSENGER DATA & THAT OF ITS SUBSIDIARY, HONG KONG DRAGON AIRLINES LIMITED
* CO IS AWARE THAT PASSENGER DATA OF ABOUT 9.4 MILLION PEOPLE HAS BEEN ACCESSED
* "COMPANY HAS NO EVIDENCE THAT ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN MISUSED"
* INFORMATION SYSTEMS AFFECTED WERE SEPARATE FROM COMPANY'S FLIGHT OPERATIONS SYSTEMS
* CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS SAYS THERE IS NO IMPACT ON FLIGHT SAFETY
* INFORMATION ACCESSED VARIES BETWEEN PASSENGERS, NO LOYALTY PROFILES WERE ACCESSED IN FULL & NO PASSWORDS WERE COMPROMISED
* CO IS CONTACTING AFFECTED PASSENGERS, HAS NOTIFIED HONG KONG POLICE AND IS NOTIFYING RELEVANT AUTHORITIES
* ABOUT 860,000 PASSPORT NUMBERS AND ABOUT 245,000 HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD NUMBERS WERE ACCESSED Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
