2,000 Customers of Hong Kong Airlines, 2 Retailers Get Scam Calls After Data Breach
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Hong Kong Airlines, Yau Wah Hong Kong, and Broadway Photography Equipment Company recently reported data breaches, with over 1,600 customers receiving suspected scam calls. The Cybersecurity Incident Response Center stated that scammers recently impersonated Hong Kong Airlines customer service personnel, accurately stating victims' flight numbers, departure times, and destinations, then falsely claiming flight cancellations and offering to arran…
2,000 customers of Hong Kong Airlines, 2 retailers get scam calls after data breach
Almost 2,000 customers of Hong Kong Airlines and two electrical appliance retailers received suspected scam calls following personal data leaks, the city’s privacy watchdog has found. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) said on Monday it had received 23 complaints and 20 inquiries about the suspected breaches involving the airline and retailers Yoho and Broadway Lifestyle. “We have initiated an investigation into the …
Nearly 2,000 customers of Hong Kong Airlines and Yoho and Broadway retailers would have received fraudulent calls, reports from Hong Kong. The privacy authority investigates possible leaks related to the case and noted that it received more than 40 inquiries and complaints.
[Cable News] Data leaks involving Hong Kong Airlines, YOHO Hong Kong, and Broadway Electric have affected at least 1,600 citizens, prompting an investigation by the Privacy Commissioner for Hong Kong.
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