Cathay Pacific says Amadeus breach affected 53,000 bookings

Oct 30 (Reuters) Hong Kong flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Airways said on Friday a data security breach at the Spanish ​software provider Amadeus affected around 53,000 ‌bookings, though its own systems and operations were unaffected. Cathay joins other airlines, including Japan Airlines and South Korea s Asiana Airlines, that recently flagged customer data was ‌compromised ​in the Amadeus breach. • The ⁠October 28 breach included ⁠booking reference, passenger name and flight details in most cases, but additional personal information was compromised in a smaller subset of ​cases, Cathay Pacific said • Cathay Pacific said the breach affected bookings from August 2023 ⁠to September, citing Amadeus data, ⁠and added there was no evidence ​that financial or payment information was accessed • It ​said Amadeus has taken actions to contain the ‌incident and implemented enhanced monitoring and detection capabilities on its systems • Amadeus said it had become aware of a vulnerability affec