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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rosie Shead

Millions of UK airport customer details accessed in major cyberattack

A cyber security breach targeting three major UK airports has led to the personal data of around 8.7 million customers being accessed, operator Manchester Airport Group (MAG) has confirmed.

The group, which oversees Manchester Airport, London Stansted and East Midlands Airport, assured the public that "at no point has passenger safety or aviation security been compromised", adding that no payment or banking details were exposed.

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