AirAsia allegedly hit with ransomware attack, data of five million passengers and employees reportedly compromised (Updated)

The leaked personal data is said to include passenger IDs, full names, booking IDs, employee photos, secret questions, nationality, date of birth, country of birth, location, and date hired. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

PETALING JAYA: The personal data of five million passengers and all employees of AirAsia has reportedly been compromised by hacker group Daixin Team, with the group claiming responsibility for the ransomware attack that allegedly hit the airline earlier this month on Nov 11 and 12.

According to a report from DataBreaches.com – a website specialising in reporting data breaches worldwide – the hackers provided them with two .csv files containing samples of the sensitive information belonging to both passengers and the airlines’ staff, which Daixin Team claims to have also given to AirAsia.