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Manchester Airports Group - 8.7 Million Travellers, and the API Keys Sitting in Plain Sight
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Manchester Airports Group – 8.7 Million Travellers, and the API Keys Sitting in Plain Sight
A deep-dive into the largest known customer data breach at a British airport operator — and the claimed entry vector any developer could have spotted.
On 27 August 2026, Manchester Airports Group (MAG) — operator of Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports — disclosed that an unauthorised third party had stolen customer data from its commercial systems: car park bookings, lounges, Fast…
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