The law of series. In the aftermath of the announcement of the vast cyberattack of which Bouygues Telecom was victim, it was the largest French airline, Air France, which was also the victim of a victim of important data leakagereports BFMTV. Less important and less compromising than that having targeted the French operator, it has not made it possible to disclose «No sensitive data such as passwords, travel data, the balance of Miles Flying Blue (the Air France loyalty program, editor’s note), passport or credit card numbers ”assures the company to our colleagues.
The Air France-KLM group has not specified the number of clients targeted, but must individually inform all those who are targeted. Capitalsome journalists have been affected, has learned that this “Data violation” is none other than “Fraudulent access to a third -party system used by Air France”. Among the information disclosed, Air France List first namesTHE contact informationTHE Flying Blue numbers or the subject of requests made by email.
Reinforced protective measures
The group also ensures that measures have been implemented in order to “Remedy the situation” and have reinforced “Protective measures to prevent this from happening again”. The incident has also been reported to the authority for the protection of data competent in France (CNIL).
Air France, which apologizes, recommends that all its customersvigilant If a “Unusual communication likely to mention your personal information, as well as in the face of any suspicious activity”.
In case of messages or calls “Unexpected”requests for personal information, “Please check their authenticity before any action”still claims the Franco-Dutch group. In these kinds of data leaks, crooks do not hesitate to multiply scams And phishing attempts. If some customers have questions, they can contact Air France customer service.