UK data watchdog slaps a £500,000 fine on Cathay Pacific for 2018 9.4m customer data leak

ICO probe found backup files not password-protected, unpatched web-facing servers, out-of-date OS and more

The Information Commissioner's Office has fined Cathay Pacific Airways 500,000 for leaky security that exposed the personal data of 9.4 million passengers - 111,578 of whom were from the UK."