Cathay Pacific Airways News

Cathay Pacific Collaborates with AXA to Provide Free COVID-19 Insurance to Passengers

Cathay Pacific is collaborating with AXA General Insurance Hong Kong Ltd. to provide free COVID-19 coverage to all passengers. Customers who fly with Cathay Pacific from Dec. 7 to Feb. 28, 2021 will be covered for medical expenses related to …

UK Fines Cathay Pacific $639,000 for Data-Security Lapses over 4-Year Period

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. was fined 500,000 pounds ($639,000) by the UK’s privacy watchdog for failing to protect customers’ data due to security lapses lasting nearly four years. The penalty is the highest the UK authority could levy under old …

Hong Kong’s Privacy Watchdog Slams Cathay Pacific for 2018 Data Breach

Airline Cathay Pacific has been found to have not followed data protection principles in relation to the security of passengers’ personal data, Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog said in a report published on Thursday. Last October Cathay said data on about …

Cathay Pacific’s Data Breach Scrutinized by 27 Regulators in 15 Jurisdictions

Cathay Pacific Airways said on Wednesday it is working with 27 regulators in 15 jurisdictions to investigate a data breach that affected millions of passengers, as Hong Kong lawmakers grilled executives over how it handled the incident. The executives did …

Biggest Airline Data Breach Lasted for Months, Confirms Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., which is under fire for the world’s biggest airline data breach, said the sophisticated attacks lasted months as it took steps to shield its exposed computer network. The attacks were most intense March through May and …

World’s Biggest Airline Data Breach at Cathay Pacific Probed by Hong Kong Watchdog

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog is investigating Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. after the carrier last month disclosed the world’s biggest airline data breach that exposed personal information of 9.4 million customers. The compliance probe will examine security measures taken by Cathay …

Cathay Pacific Cyber Attack Is World’s Biggest Airline Data Breach

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. said a hacker accessed personal information of 9.4 million customers, becoming the target of the world’s biggest airline data breach. The airline’s shares sank the most in almost two years, shaving $201 million off its market …