Asos hackers claim responsibility for Air France-KLM data breach
The group behind the hack of fast-fashion retailer Asos have claimed responsibility for a data breach of airline group Air France-KLM, City AM can reveal. The individuals who claimed responsibility for the Asos data breach, who call themselves Xuanye Group, last week circulated data which they claimed was obtained from the airline group. Air France-KLM [...]
A group calling itself Xuanye claimed responsibility for a data breach at the airline group Air France-KLM, which occurred following the Asos data breach earlier in the week. Air France-KLM confirmed the breach to City AM, stating that they had detected unauthorized access to internal folders, though the data did not contain any sensitive information at the time.
The airline assured that the incident would not impact customer service, continuity, or interfaces with partners and suppliers. Xuanye posted screenshots of files belonging to Air France-KLM on Telegram, claiming ownership of the data. The airline group, formed in a 2004 merger of two flag carriers, had previously faced a cyberattack in August of the prior year.
In that incident, another hacker group named ShinyHunters gained access to a third-party customer service platform used by Air France-KLM's contact centers. The Asos hack involved hackers posing as a "trusted contact" to trick an employee into revealing their login details, leading to a threat of a data leak on the company's mobile app.
Asos immediately locked down its platforms and reported the incident to authorities after the breach.
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