Cathay Pacific caught in three year software vendor data breach

Cathay Pacific is one of several major international airlines affected by a data breach involving a third party technology vendor, Paddley Too and PYOK reported. The compromised software system provides flight sales, check-in, revenue management, and flight management operations to hundreds of carriers. [1][8]

According to Paddley Too and PYOK, the software provider managed booking systems for international airlines while the security breach persisted for three years. Deeparrival.com reported that the incident connected to the Amadeus system impacted 53,000 bookings at Cathay Pacific. [1][3][8]

As FTMQ Travel reported earlier, an unauthorized party accessed reservation data in Cathay Pacific's Amadeus system. The compromised records contained passenger names, booking references, and flight details for roughly 53,000 passenger bookings, though no payment data was accessed. [12]

Cathay Pacific stated that affected customers are being contacted directly regarding the exposed travel details. Travelers should monitor their booking information carefully and review their reservation credentials. [3][12]