Japan Airlines says Amadeus PSS breach exposed about 92,000 customers' data
- Status
- Corroborated, not yet confirmed by the vendor
- Kind
- Breach
- Vendor
- Amadeus
- Product
- Passenger Service System
- First seen
Summary
Japan Airlines (JAL) announced that a data breach at Amadeus's Passenger Service System exposed data of about 92,000 customers. The item attributes this claim to JAL's announcement and does not describe the attack method.
If you use Amadeus
Check whether you booked with Japan Airlines and watch for official breach notices from JAL
Be alert to phishing emails that reference your travel bookings
Change passwords and enable multi-factor authentication on airline and travel accounts
What the sources say 12
· BleepingComputer on Bluesky: “Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced that a data breach at Amadeus's Passenger Service System exposed the data of about 92,000 customers.” Source
· Mastodon: “A massive data breach at Amadeus's Passenger Service System has compromised the sensitive information of around 92,000 Japan Airlines customers, with hackers gaining unauthorized access to the system over a prolonged period of nearly three years.” Source
· Bluesky: “The Amadeus breach has affected other major airlines, including Japan Airlines (92,000 customer records exposed), ANA (37,800), Korean Air, and Condor” Source
· Bluesky: “Cathay Pacific says Amadeus breach affected 53,000 bookings” Source
· Bluesky: “Cathay Pacific says Amadeus breach affected 53,000 bookings” Source
· Bluesky: “Cathay Pacific says Amadeus breach affected 53,000 bookings” Source
· Bluesky: “Cathay Pacific says Amadeus breach affected 53,000 bookings” Source
· Bluesky: “An intruder viewed Amadeus booking records from Aug 2023 to Sep 2026.” Source
· Mastodon: “Amadeus breach: what airline passengers should watch for” Source
· Bluesky: “Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, ANA, Korean Air, Asiana and Star Flyer disclosed exposure of reservation data tied to Amadeus.” Source
· Bluesky: “ANA says reservation data for about 37,800 customers may have been accessed through Amadeus.” Source
· Bluesky: “Amadeus Data Breach Exposes Passenger Records Across Cathay Pacific, ANA and Japan Airlines — More Than 180,000 Records Potentially Affected” Source