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Manchester Airports Group customer booking and Wi-Fi sign-up data leak

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Manchester Airports Group (MAG) disclosed unauthorized access to customer booking and in-airport Wi-Fi sign-up data tied to services across three UK airports. The exposed records included email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registration numbers and postcodes, creating risk of phishing, smishing and unwanted contact. MAG said it contained the issue, contacted affected customers and temporarily suspended its Manage My Booking service. The reporting also noted that the affected system did not contain bank or payment details.

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Manchester Airports Group (MAG) hit by network compromise

Incident
H score82 First: 27.08.2026 19:12 Last: 27.08.2026 19:12 Sources 1

How related: The Manchester Airports Group (MAG) disclosed that hackers breached its systems and stole customer data, including Wi-Fi sign-ups from Manchester, Stansted, and East Midlands airports.

About this happening: Manchester Airports Group (MAG) confirmed a customer data breach that exposed travelers' records across Manchester, Stansted, and East Midlands airports. The stolen da...

Latest development: 02.09.2026 11:15

FulcrumSec posted almost all of the stolen MAG data for download and claimed it held around 549GB of uncompressed MAG customer records marked as “pure PII.” The leak reportedly included nearly 8.7 million customer profiles, nearly 1.2 billion marketing events, nearly 2.5 million purchases, over 461,000 SMS messages, 108,000 vehicle registration plates, platform configuration data and nearly 191,000 future bookings with travel schedules, PII and vehicle information.

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  1. 29.08.2026 00:30 2 articles · 12d ago

    Manchester Airports Group booking and WiFi sign-up customer data exposure

    Initial Disclosure

    An unauthorized third party obtained data from MAG's booking and WiFi sign-up systems at Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports. The records included email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes.

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  2. 27.08.2026 16:00 1 articles · 13d ago

    Manchester Airports Group customer booking and Wi-Fi sign-up data leak

    Initial Disclosure

    MAG identified unauthorized access to customer booking and Wi-Fi sign-up data across three UK airports and began containment steps. The exposed records included contact and vehicle details, increasing the likelihood of targeted phishing and smishing against affected customers.

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