Cybersecurity
Cathay Pacific Data Breach Probed by Hong Kong's Watchdog
- Regulator looking if carrier violated data protection rules
- Privacy Commissioner has received scores of complaints
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Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog is investigating Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. after the carrier last month disclosed the world’s biggest airline data breach that exposed personal information of 9.4 million customers.
The compliance probe will examine security measures taken by Cathay Pacific to safeguard its customers’ private data and the airline’s information retention policy and practice, the city’s Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Stephen Kai-yi Wong said in a statement late Monday. The regulator is aiming to determine if the company violated laws, he said.