Malindo Air Suffers Massive Data Breach; Millions of Passengers’ Personal Data Now Out In The Open

Personal data of Malindo Air’s customers apparently have been leaked into the wild recently. The CEO of the airline, Chandran Rama Muthy has confirmed the incident to South China Morning Post today.

According to the report, Chandran has stated that Malindo Air has started investigating the massive data breach and has also informed the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) about the incident. The company first learned about the data breach last week although the leak took place last month.

The leak was apparently done by a darknet operator named Spectre and is said to involved millions of passengers although Malindo Air itself has yet to provide official numbers. Among personal details involved in the leak include passport details, home addresses, date of birth, email addresses, and phone numbers.

Meanwhile, Chandran also stated that Malindo Air will be coming out with a statement soon. Additionally, the company will also advise customers regarding the data breach based on the outcome of its investigation.

(Source: South China Morning Post. // Photos: Malindo Air – 1, 2)

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