{"id":2829,"date":"2018-03-26T12:35:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T11:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dataleaklawyers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2829"},"modified":"2018-03-26T12:35:14","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T11:35:14","slug":"orbitz-hit-probable-cyber-attack-880k-credit-cards-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dataleaklawyers.co.uk\/blog\/orbitz-hit-probable-cyber-attack-880k-credit-cards-risk","title":{"rendered":"Travel site Orbitz hit by probable cyber-attack: 880k credit card data at risk"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s been yet another major data protection breach, this time involving Obitz – a subsidiary of Expedia Inc – who say that the data of some 880,000 accounts may have been compromised in a cyber-hack.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, travel site Orbitz determined that an attacker may have accessed data stored on a computer system used by consumers, and accessed a separate tool used by businesses. It’s believed that data submitted in 2016 was exposed, but the discovery of the breach only happened in March this year<\/strong>, meaning data may have been exposed for a prolonged period of time
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\nIt’s believed that hackers may have been able to access the data for more than 880,000 accounts<\/strong>, making this is a monumental data protection breach. Data that is thought to have been potentially compromised in the breach includes personal information submitted by users in 2016, such as:<\/p>\n

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