Cyberattack on three UK airports reportedly exposes data of 8.7 million customers
Reports indicate hackers attacked three UK airports and exposed data belonging to more than 8 million passengers or customers, while demanding a ransom. This reinforces the reported scale of the breach across the airport group.
By DoomRadar · Published on DoomRadar .
Why it matters
The large-scale exposure raises risks of fraud and targeted attacks, while the aviation sector may face continued operational and security disruption.
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- Hackers Stole Airport Customer Data: What Passengers Should Watch Out For Now ↗ibtimes.co.uk · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC
- Nearly 9 million users hit in cyberattack on UK's biggest airport owner - email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes all stolen ↗techradar.com · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC
- Manchester Airport hackers demand ransom after 8.7 million passengers' data stolen in major cyber attack ↗manchestereveningnews.co.uk · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC
- Manchester Airport cyber hackers who stole 8.7 million passengers' data demand ransom ↗liverpoolecho.co.uk · Article published: Aug 28, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC
- UK airport operator confirms data breach affecting 8.7 million customers ↗insight.scmagazineuk.com · Article published: Aug 28, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC
- East Midlands Airport hackers demand ransom after passenger data stolen ↗nottinghampost.com · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 5:01 PM UTC
- How to check if your details were stolen in cyberattack on UK airports ↗independent.co.uk · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC
- Cyberattack on 3 UK Airports Exposes Data of 8.7 Million Customers ↗techrepublic.com · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC
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