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Manchester Airports Group (MAG) hit by network compromise

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Manchester Airports Group (MAG) confirmed a customer data breach that exposed travelers' records across Manchester, Stansted, and East Midlands airports. The stolen data included Wi‑Fi sign-ups and booking-related details, but payment details were not accessed. MAG said it contained the intrusion and temporarily suspended its Manage My Booking service while it notified law enforcement and warned customers about suspicious messages.

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

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H score68 First: 27.08.2026 16:00 Last: 27.08.2026 16:00 Sources 1

How related: The list of compromised details includes customers' email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registration numbers, and postcodes.

About this happening: 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...

Latest development: 29.08.2026 00:30

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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  1. 02.09.2026 11:15 1 articles · 8d ago

    FulcrumSec posts stolen MAG customer data for download

    Victim Impact Update

    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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  2. 27.08.2026 19:12 3 articles · 13d ago

    Manchester Airports Group (MAG) hit by network compromise

    Initial Disclosure

    MAG disclosed that attackers breached its systems and stole customer data tied to airport services. The company said the intrusion was contained, payment details were not accessed, and online booking management was temporarily suspended.

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