Breaches and incidents
Viacao Aguia Branca (Brazil): incident on ticket sales websites may have compromised data of 7,883 customers
The bus company confirmed a cybersecurity incident in environments linked to its official ticket-sales websites, and “dados de 7.883 clientes podem ter...
- Disclosed
- Verification
- Reported by a reputable outlet, citing the company
What happened
- The bus company confirmed a cybersecurity incident in environments linked to its official ticket-sales websites, and “dados de 7.883 clientes podem ter sido comprometidos”; data types were not specified (Diario do Transporte, which dates the article 16 Sep but says notices went out Thursday 17 Sep).
- Root cause: not disclosed.
- No attacker named.
- The company says the problem was limited to the affected sites and is resolved; its app, Zap Passagens and already issued tickets were not affected, and customers were warned not to give passwords, SMS codes or card details by phone.