JAL hacket

Japan Airlines Reports Hacker Attack

Airline Says Information of Up to 750,000 Customers Possibly Stolen


Japan Airlines Co.'s airliners sitting on the tarmac at Tokyo International Airport at Haneda in Tokyo. European Pressphoto Agency

TOKYO-Japan Airlines Co. said it has become the latest target of hackers, with the information of up to 750,000 customers possibly stolen.

The airline confirmed Monday it has found evidence of unauthorized access to its Customer Information Management System due to a virus attack on computer terminals within its network. The personal data of JAL Mileage Bank members are stored in the system.

The data that may have been leaked include the names, genders, birth dates, addresses, email address and places of work of JAL's mileage program members.

The airline said there is no indication that the members' passwords or credit card numbers have been stolen.