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2026
Manchester Airports Group discloses cyberattack affecting 8.7 million customers
Issue disclosure
Manchester Airports Group announced that a cyberattack over the weekend compromised the data of 8.7 million customers at Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports, including email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes; MAG said flights and airport operations were unaffected and bank and payment details were not affected.
Company response
Ongoing disclosure — Manchester Airports Group
Private data on millions of customers has been stolen in a cyberattack on three British airports, the Manchester Airports Group announced Thursday, saying the attack did not impact flights or airport operations.
Remediation — Manchester Airports Group
“We immediately contained the risk and have been working with specialist advisors and taking appropriate steps to protect our customers and systems,” it added.
Source excerpt
MAG, which operates the Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports, said the data of 8.7 million customers had been compromised.
The cyberattack took place over the weekend, and MAG said it became aware of it on Tuesday.
The information included email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes.