EasyJet faces group legal claim over cyber attack data breach

EasyJet is facing a legal claim brought by thousands of its customers after the airline last month said the personal details of about 9m passengers were breached by a cyber attack. About 10,000 customers have joined the case, making it one of the UK’s biggest group-action personal data claims, according to lawyers. It comes after the low-cost airline said it had been targeted in a cyber attack undertaken by a “highly sophisticated” actor, with the email addresses and travel details of about 9m customers breached. Its investigation also found that about 2,200 passengers had their credit card details stolen. Law firm PGMBM is leading the case against easyJet after filing papers in May. On Wednesday, it said 10,000 customers from more than 50 countries had joined the claim.  Tom Goodhead, PGMBM managing partner, said: “This is a monumental data breach and a terrible failure of responsibility that has a serious impact on easyJet’s customers, who are coming forward in their thousands.” EasyJet said: “We are aware that a class-action law firm has filed a claim against easyJet in the High Court and that other firms are advertising their services to do the same. This is not uncommon and just because these firms are advertising does not mean they have a strong claim.”<br/>