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Privacy Commissioner: Data Breaches at 5 Institutions Result in Customer Losses of More Than HKD1.5 million
2026-11-03 14:03:00 The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said yesterday (2nd) that it has launched investigations under the established mechanism into data breach incidents involving five institutions, namely three airlines including Hong Kong Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways and Malaysia Airlines, as well as two electronics retailers, Yoho Hong Kong and Broadway. As of last Friday (30th), the office had received a total of 51 complaints and 48 enquiries related to the data breach incidents, involving losses ranging from about HKD10,000 to more than HKD1.5 million. It is understood that the case involving the largest amount concerned Hong Kong Airlines, where fraudsters claimed that flights had been cancelled and induced the complainant to make transfers on six occasions. The complainant has reported the case to the police. The office reminded the public that fraudsters may use leaked data to create realistic phishing messages or emails, or impersonate staff or customer service representatives of the relevant institutions to conduct "targeted scams" against affected customers. By using leaked shopping or flight information, scammers may falsely claim they can arrange product returns or refunds and induce citizens to provide bank account details, credit card numbers and passwords, or make transfers. (da/ad)~ AASTOCKS Financial News Website: www.aastocks.com This article was automatically translated by AI, the Chinese version should be considered the authoritative version. AASTOCKS.com Limited does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness and accepts no liability for any damages or losses arising from the use of this translation. | |