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Air India hacked! 45 LAKH CUSTOMER DETAILS HAD BEEN HACKED BY DARK NET ,HOW TO BE SAFE?

 


How Air India got hacked

Air India in a statement to the media claimed that the SITA PSS data processor of the passenger service system, which is responsible for storing and processing of personal information of the passengers, was hit by a cyberattack.


The servers of Air India were recently hacked, leading to the unethical access of personal information related to scores of passengers, the national carrier said in a statement issued on May 21.

The information stored on the passenger service system includes credit card and passport details. The cyberattack on Air India, according to the airline, has affected the data of around 45 lakh flyers around the world.

"Our data processor of the passenger service system (which is responsible for storing and processing of personal information of the passengers) had recently been subjected to a cybersecurity attack leading to personal data leak of certain passengers. This incident affected around 4,500,000 data subjects in the world," said the statement issued by Air India.

The airline, while admitting that details of credit card have also been breached, clarified that the CVV/CVC numbers - which are key to execute transactions - were not held by its data processor.

"The breach involved personal data registered between 26th August 2011 and 20th February 2021, with details that included name, date of birth, contact information, passport information, ticket information, Star Alliance and Air India frequent flyer data (but no passwords data were affected) as well as credit cards data. However, in respect of this last type of data, CVV/CVC numbers are not held by our data processor," Air India stated.

FOR PRIVACY CONCERN ,CHIEF OF AIR INDIA TOLD THEIR CUSTOMER TO CHANGE THERE PASSWORD DETAILS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

HOW TO BE SAFE FROM CYBER ATTACK IF YOU ARE CREDIT CARDIT HOLDER

1. Get a Replacement Card

If you've been told you're part of a data breach, tell the company that you need a new card immediately. You’re not likely to get any pushback from the already embarrassed company. If you do, don’t back down.

2. Check Your Account Online

Don’t wait to check it when the statement arrives—check your account regularly online. Keep checking daily for at least 30 days even after you get a new card. If you find a suspicious charge, dispute it immediately.

3. Freeze Your Credit

If you are caught up in a data breach, call each of the three main credit bureaus and request that your credit report be frozen. Freezing means no one will be able to access your credit report without your approval. Creditors likely won’t approve an application without having access to your credit report.

If you're deeply worried about potential breaches, you can also freeze your accounts proactively—you don't have to be a fraud victim. However, this step makes getting any kind of credit exceedingly cumbersome for you and and the potential lender, so you may want to think twice about taking it.

4. Order Your Credit Reports

You get one free REPORT per year from each credit reporting company by law, but you’ll probably be eligible for more frequent free reports if you were already a victim of fraud.9 Even if you haven't been targeted yet, be proactive and take a look at your free reports. Ideally, you can order one every four months by staggering the requests across the three main credit reporting agencies, so you can be better covered across the entire year.

5. Watch for Phishing Scams

Just because thieves have your credit card number doesn’t mean they also have its expiration date and the three- or four-digit CVV number. Beware of phising a scam where the thief might send an email or call in an attempt to gain the rest of the information. 

Don’t give your information to anybody unless you call them. If somebody leaves a message, go to the company’s website and find a contact number to make sure it matches what the person in the message provided. For even more security, call the company directly and make sure the person who called you is legitimate.

6. Don’t Sign Up for High-Priced Fraud Protection

In the panic of the moment, you might be tempted to shell out hundreds of dollars per year for credit monitoring services. Don’t do it. By closely reviewing the information you get free of charge, you can monitor your own accounts. If a company provides the information to you free of charge, make sure to cancel the service before the renewal date.

7. Be Smart About Passwords

You aren’t going to prevent a breach by employing all of the password rules, but you don’t know what kind of information thieves were about to steal. Use strong passwords (random letters and numbers) and change them frequently. Remember, if it’s easy for you to remember, it's probably easy for a savvy cyber thief to crack.

You may also want to take advantage of additional digital security measures such as TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION  that deliver a special one-time code to a trusted device, such as a mobile phone. This provides a secondary layer of protection that requires physical possession of your device before allowing an unknown sign-in to your accounts. Newer types of authentication such as Face ID and Touch ID on iPhones are slowly replacing passwords as a legitimate means to grant a person access to sensitive financial information.


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