Akasa Air suffers data breach

Akasa Air which started operations less than a month ago has suffered data breach resulting in certain customer information being accessed by unauthorised individualsThe airline on Sunday apologised for the data breach and said the incident has been selfreported to the nodal agency the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team CERTInAkasa Air also said that based on its records there was no intentional hacking attempt but has advised users to be conscious of possible phishing attemptsIn a communication posted on its website the airline said a temporary technical configuration error related to its login and signup service was reported on August 25Also Read NASA moon rocket on track for launch despite lightning hitsAs a result some Akasa Air registered user information limited to names gender email addresses and phone numbers may have been viewed by unauthorised individualsWe can confirm to you that aside from the above details no travelrelated information travel records or payment information was compromised it saidOn being made aware of the incident Akasa Air said it immediately stopped this unauthorised access by completely shutting down the associated functional elements of its system Subsequently having added additional controls to address this situation we have resumed our login and signup the communication saidWe would like to clarify that basis our records there was no intentional hacking attempt but that the situation was reported by a research expert through a journalist for which we are grateful Akasa Airs CoFounder and Chief Information Officer Anand Srinivasan said in a statementHe also said the information was proactively shared with customers who could have been potentially impactedSpecific details about the incident could not be immediately ascertained The system security and protection of customer information is paramount at the airline Srinivasan saidWhile extensive protocols are in place to prevent incidents of such nature we have undertaken additional measures to ensure that the security of all our systems is even further enhanced he said in the statementAkasa Air also said the system security and protection of customer information is paramount We sincerely apologise to you for any inconvenience caused as a result of this it addedAkasa Air the first Indian carrier to be launched in nearly a decade operated its inaugural flight on August 7 from Mumbai to Ahmedabad Billionarie Rakesh Jhunjhunwala who passed away earlier this month had made substantial investment in the airlineThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever