Manchester Airports Group Data Breach
What Happened
In August 2026, Manchester Airports Group (MAG) disclosed a data breach impacting their services. The incident was later claimed by the FulcrumSec hacking group, who subsequently published email addresses and phone numbers relating to 8.8M customers of Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports. The data contained personal information relating to airport services, including vehicle registrations and parking history, Fast Track purchases and lounge bookings. In their disclosure notice, MAG advised that "at no point has passenger safety or aviation security been compromised".
Compromised Data
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Affected Addresses:
8.8M
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Breach Occurred:
August 2026
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Added to HIBP:
2 Sep 2026
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