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Cyberattack steals data of nearly nine million UK airport passengers

A cyberattack on three UK airports reportedly exposed data belonging to nearly nine million holidaymakers, including phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes.

By DoomRadar · Published on DoomRadar Aug 27, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.

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The scale of the breach creates substantial privacy, fraud and aviation-sector security risks.

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Nearly nine million holidaymakers' data stolen after cyber attack on three UK airports - including Stansted and Manchester - with phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes among seized data ↗dailymail.com · Recorded source date: Aug 27, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC

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Shared topic: Flight disruption
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Cyberattack exposes data of 8.7 million airport customers in the UK

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Shared topic: Flight disruption
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East Midlands Airport cyberattack exposed data of 8.7 million people

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Shared topic: Flight disruption
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Cyberattack accessed data of 8.7 million UK airport customers

Manchester Airports Group said a cybersecurity incident accessed data linked to about 8.7 million customers at Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports. It said airport operations, passenger safety and aviation security were unaffected.

Shared topic: Flight disruption
Aug 27, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC

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