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The CEO says " it has become clear that owing to Covid-19 there is heightened concern about personal data being used for online scams" Am I missing something h
by thinkingemote 6y ago
The CEO says " it has become clear that owing to Covid-19 there is heightened concern about personal data being used for online scams"
Am I missing something here? This doesn't make sense really.
- HyprMusic 6y agoI imagine this data could easily be used for a scam, considering the vast majority of these customers would have had flights cancelled and are probably pending refunds. A simple "Your refund is being processed, please enter the details of the card you paid with" would be very convincing for all those desperate for their money back.
- Traster 6y agoIt makes perfect sense, the company has completely screwed up in a way that's totally unrelated to Coronavirus, and now they're trying to conflate the two issues.
- rajnathani 6y agoThis statement is too funny. For those looking for the quote in the article, you will find it in the duplicate HN post's [0] article [1], of which its comments were merged into this thread. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23233619 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23233619 [1] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/19/easyjet-cyber-attack-customers-details-credit-card https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/19/easyjet-cyb...