Cathay Pacific fined £500,000 by ICO for 2018 data breach

Teiss – The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined airline company Cathay Pacific £500,000 for failing to prevent the breach of personal data of 111,578 Brits and around 9.4 million other people worldwide. In November 2018, Cathay Pacific, one of the world’s largest airlines with a fleet size nearing 150 and operations in over 60 countries, revealed that the massive data breach it suffered earlier that year lasted for months before it was discovered and contained.