Japan Airlines reports data breach affecting 92,000 customers

Japan Airlines said its IT provider Amadeus IT Group suffered a breach exposing reservation data of 92,000 customers, with passport numbers, frequent flyer numbers, emails and phones stolen for about 2,000 of them. Credit card numbers were not compromised and flight operations were unaffected. The incident follows a wave of cyberattacks on Japanese firms, including Sony Network Communications, Burger King Japan and Capcom.

• Breach affected 92,000 Japan Airlines and Japan Transocean Air customers
• Passport and frequent flyer numbers stolen for about 2,000 people
• Credit card numbers and flight operations were not affected
• Japan's PM convened a cabinet meeting on recent cyberattacks