Akasa Air Confirmed a Data Breach to CERT-In

Some Akasa Air passengers’ private information, including names, gender, email addresses, and phone numbers, was exposed to unauthorized individuals, the airline said on Sunday. The newest carrier in India claimed it reported the incident on its own to the government-authorized nodal organization entrusted with handling cases of this sort, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team CERT-In.

Ashutosh Barot, a cyber security researcher located in Mumbai who serves as Deputy Manager at a premier international consulting business, was the subject of the investigation. On August 7, the day Akasa Air conducted its maiden commercial flight, he discovered the leak while taking a break from work. He claimed he made an attempt to contact Akasa Air the very following day by sending a personal message on Twitter.

“I was given the airline’s standard email address. Since the issue involves the leakage of critical information about website visitors, I asked them to put me in touch with the security in charge”, he added.

Barot informed a journalist after the airline failed to respond, and the journalist subsequently contacted Akasa Air.

“System security and the safety of client information are of the utmost importance to Akasa Air, and our goal is to always deliver a secure and dependable customer experience. The security of all our systems has been further enhanced throug

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