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  "id": 17543351,
  "title": "Malaysia Airlines warns customers of possible data exposure in Amadeus cyber breach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/malaysia-airlines-warns-customers-of-possible-data-exposure-in",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-01T05:56:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/129055/malaysia-airlines-warns-customers-of-possible-data-exposure-in-amadeus-cyber-breach"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysia Airlines has notified passengers that their personal data may have been compromised due to a cybersecurity breach involving Amadeus, the airline's reservation system provider. The incident, which may have occurred between August 2023 and September 2026, potentially exposed sensitive customer information. Malaysia Airlines emphasized that its internal systems remained secure and there is no evidence of financial data being accessed. The company is cooperating fully with the investigation and Amadeus, and has advised customers to stay alert for potential phishing attempts using exposed information. Specific details about the number of affected passengers and the type of data breached have not been disclosed. Malaysia Airlines reiterated its commitment to protecting customer privacy and promised to provide further updates as more information becomes available.",
  "summary": "MALAYSIA Airlines has alerted customers to a possible exposure of their personal information following a cybersecurity incident involving Amadeus, the third-party technology provider operating its airline reservation system. In a statement on Saturda...",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Malaysia Airlines says IT systems unaffected by Amadeus data breach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/malaysia-airlines-says-it-systems-unaffected-by-amadeus-data-breach",
        "published": "2026-11-01T02:32:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Malaysia Airlines warns customers of data exposure in Amadeus cybersecurity breach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/malaysia-airlines-warns-customers-of-data-exposure-in-amadeus",
        "published": "2026-11-01T02:51:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Malaysia Airlines says customers may be affected by Amadeus breach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/malaysia-airlines-says-customers-may-be-affected-by-amadeus-breach",
        "published": "2026-11-01T05:01:03.000Z"
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        "title": "Malaysia Airlines says customers may be affected by Amadeus breach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/malaysia-airlines-says-customers-may-be-affected-by-amadeus-breach-17546493",
        "published": "2026-11-01T05:42:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "Business : Malaysia Airlines Says Customer Data May Be Affected By Amadeus Breach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/business-malaysia-airlines-says-customer-data-may-be-affected-by",
        "published": "2026-11-01T05:50:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Malaysia Airlines says customer data may be affected by Amadeus breach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/malaysia-airlines-says-customer-data-may-be-affected-by-amadeus-breach",
        "published": "2026-11-01T07:24:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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