Data Breach at Airbus

Late last month, the European aerospace corporation, Airbus discloses of a cyber incident detected in their system that have caused an unauthorised access of data.

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In the press release, Airbus was quoted saying:

"This incident is being thoroughly investigated by Airbus’ experts who have taken immediate and appropriate actions to reinforce existing security measures and to mitigate its potential impact, as well as determining its origins. Investigations are ongoing to understand if any specific data was targeted, however, we do know some personal data was accessed. This is mostly professional contact and IT identification details of some Airbus employees in Europe." - Airbus' statement

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Following the incident, Airbus have notified the authorities, in accordance to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). They have also advised their employees to take precaution measures. 

Written by: Anonymous