Cyberattack exposed data of up to 9 million passengers at three UK airports
Reports continue to attribute the breach to hackers and put the number of affected passengers at 8.7 to 9 million. The latest figure modestly increases the reported scale of the exposure.
By DoomRadar · Published on DoomRadar .
Why it matters
The large-scale breach creates substantial identity, fraud and aviation-sector security risks.
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- Three big UK airports tell 8.7m passengers 4 pieces data 'stolen' ↗stokesentinel.co.uk · Recorded source date: Aug 27, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC
- Three big UK airports tell 8.7m passengers 4 pieces data 'stolen' ↗coventrytelegraph.net · Recorded source date: Aug 27, 2026, 1:47 PM UTC
- Three big UK airports tell 8.7m passengers 4 pieces data 'stolen' ↗dailypost.co.uk · Recorded source date: Aug 27, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC
- Three big UK airports tell 8.7m passengers 4 pieces data 'stolen' ↗somersetlive.co.uk · Recorded source date: Aug 27, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC
- UK airport hackers access data of 8.7m people ↗thenews.com.pk · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 12:46 PM UTC
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