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Malaysia Airlines says customers may be affected by Amadeus breach
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Fusion42 · 2 November 2026 · Fusion42 review
Malaysia Airlines confirms customer data was compromised in an Amadeus reservation-system breach affecting bookings from August 2023 to September 2026, joining Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, and Asiana in reporting exposure. Amadeus disclosed a vulnerability in its travel booking display environment; Malaysia Airlines' own IT systems were not breached.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Travel Tech, and 3 sources have reported it.
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Four major airlines across Asia-Pacific now publicly acknowledge a single vendor vulnerability compromised millions of customer records. If you sell to airlines or build travel-booking alternatives, your sales pipeline just shifted: every airline's procurement team is now asking how to reduce Amadeus dependency.
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