The revelation comes just a few months after the European Union tightened data protection laws with the so-called General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). "We're extremely sorry for what has happened," Cruz told the BBC on Friday. BA said it had launched an urgent investigation after realising that bank cards used to book its flights had been hacked. "However, customers are obviously not impressed about BA breach management at present. Britain's National Crime Agency said it was assessing the matter, while the UK's data protection watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office, will make its own enquiries.

Source: Bangkok Post September 07, 2018 14:37 UTC