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May 19, 2020 The British low-cost airline EasyJet has announced that it has suffered a "highly sophisticated" cyber attack that compromised the personal data of about 9 million customers. Hackers had access to email addresses and travel details and, in a limited number of cases, 2,208 people, passenger credit card data, the company said in a statement,

already very weakened by the pandemic of coronavirus, the company is operating in concert with the British Information Commissioner's Office and the National Cyber ​​Security Center.

All customers involved will be contacted in the days to come. In case of non-contact by the group, it means that the customer's data have not been violated by hackers, reads a statement. EasyJet apologized for the episode and states that at the moment there is no indication of an improper use of the stolen data.

"We have strong security measures in place to protect our customers - said easyJet CEO Johan Lundgren -. Since this episode has occurred, it has become clear that due to the Covid-19 pandemic there is a heightened concern about the abuse of personal data to carry out online scams. "