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  "id": 17546493,
  "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",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-01T05:42:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40446899/malaysia-airlines-says-customers-may-be-affected-by-amadeus-breach"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysia Airlines disclosed on Sunday that a cybersecurity incident involving its reservation-technology provider, Amadeus, may have impacted some customer information. This follows a series of recent reports from airlines such as Cathay Pacific Airways, Japan Airlines, and South Korea’s Asiana Airlines, all of which have confirmed customer data compromise in the Amadeus breach.\n\nThe Malaysian flag carrier noted in a statement that the incident may have compromised information processed between August 2023 and September 2023. Malaysia Airlines emphasized that its IT systems remained unaffected and there was no evidence of financial information being accessed. The airline urged customers to remain vigilant against suspicious communications, particularly those seeking personal or financial details.\n\nAmadeus acknowledged a vulnerability in a travel booking display environment but declined to disclose the number of customers affected. Earlier this week, Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines reported that the breach had affected 53,000 bookings and 92,000 customers, respectively.",
  "summary": "SINGAPORE: Malaysia Airlines said on Sunday that some customer information may have been affected by a cybersecurity incident involving Amadeus, its reservation-technology provider. The airline joins Cathay Pacific Airways, Japan Airlines, South Korea’s Asiana Airlines and others in recent days that have reported customer data was compromised in the Amadeus breach. Malaysia’s flag carrier said in…",
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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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        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "Business : Malaysia Airlines Says Customer Data May Be Affected By Amadeus Breach",
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        "published": "2026-11-01T05:50:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-01T05:56:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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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