More Asian airlines announce data breaches after attack on Spanish IT provider Amadeus

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Several major Asian airlines, including Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Korean Air, Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines, reported data breaches linked to an attack on Spanish IT provider Amadeus. Amadeus supplies reservation, ticketing and check-in platforms, making the incident a cybersecurity and travel-sector concern.

Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines have all come forward over the last week to report data breaches traced back to Amadeus IT Group — a company that builds and maintains platforms for flight reservation, ticketing and check-in platforms.