1.2 Million Impacted by WestJet Data Breach

"The stolen information includes names, addresses, dates of birth, government-issued ID details, and other information that customers shared in relation to their travel needs, including accommodation requests and complaints. For WestJet Rewards members, membership details, such as WestJet Rewards ID number and points balance, and other account information may have been compromised as well. The airline is providing the impacted individuals with 24 months of free monitoring, identity theft protection, and proactive fraud assistance services, which include up to $1 million of expense reimbursement insurance."

""To the extent that any of your travel information is linked to other individuals (such as family members or others travelling under the same booking number), you may wish to make them aware of the incident," the company told the affected individuals. "Importantly, credit card or debit card numbers, expiry dates and CVV numbers, and guest user passwords, were not compromised, and our systems are fully secure," WestJet says."

WestJet experienced a cyberattack on June 13 that disrupted its application and website availability. The breach exposed personal data of roughly 1.2 million people, including names, addresses, dates of birth, government-issued ID details, accommodation requests, and customer complaints. WestJet Rewards membership IDs, points balances and account information may have been compromised. Certain RBC Mastercard cardholder details, such as credit card identifier type and point balance changes, might also have been affected. WestJet notified the Maine Attorney General's Office and is offering 24 months of free monitoring, identity theft protection, and up to $1 million in expense reimbursement insurance. Credit card numbers, expiry dates, CVV numbers, and guest passwords were not compromised.

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