Aer Lingus were among the companies warned last year to take immediate action after it emerged cyber criminals could take advantage of the software. 'The third-party provider has confirmed that the incident has been contained and that they have officially notified the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) and the National Cyber Security Centre, as has Aer Lingus. It has also been confirmed that no phone contact details relating to Aer Lingus current or former employees were compromised. They added: 'However, it has been confirmed that no financial or bank details relating to Aer Lingus current or former employees were compromised in this incident. 'We employ robust security processes across all of our services and they all continue to run as normal.'Īer Lingus said on Tuesday that it had experienced a 'cybersecurity incident, which resulted in a disclosure of some of our current and former employee data'. Staff were notified of the attack which stems to an error in MOVEit Transfer, a software used by thousands of companies around the world to transfer files. 'Once we became aware of this incident we took immediate action, disconnecting the server that utilises MOVEit software and engaging an expert external security incident response team to assist with forensic analysis and ongoing monitoring. They said: 'We can confirm that a small number of our customers have been impacted by this global issue and we are actively working to support them. Zellis, a UK payroll provider, confirmed in a statement that eight of their customers have been affected by the 'global issue' which could lead to personal information such as names, addresses and banking details being exposed. Aer Lingus is one of numerous global companies that have been hit by a cyber attack that's compromising personal information. Aer Lingus were among the companies warned last week to take immediate action after it emerged cyber criminals could take advantage of the software.
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