Privacy watchdog criticises Cathay Pacific over 2018 data breach

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Privacy watchdog criticises Cathay Pacific over 2018 data breach

Found to have not followed data protection principles.

Airline Cathay Pacific has been found to have not followed data protection principles in relation to the security of passengers' personal data, Hong Kong's privacy watchdog said in a report published on Thursday. Last October Cathay said data on about 9.4 million of its passengers had been ...

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