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Manchester Airports Group breach: 8,849,657 accounts exposed

In August 2026, Manchester Airports Group (MAG) disclosed a data breach impacting their services . The incident was later claimed by the FulcrumSec hacking group , who subsequently published email addresses and phone numbers relating to 8.

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What happened

In August 2026, Manchester Airports Group (MAG) disclosed a data breach impacting their services . The incident was later claimed by the FulcrumSec hacking group , who subsequently published email addresses and phone numbers relating to 8.8M customers of Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports.

The data contained personal information relating to airport services, including vehicle registrations and parking history, Fast Track purchases and lounge bookings. In their disclosure notice , MAG advised that "at no point has passenger safety or aviation security been compromised".

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    Have I Been Pwned: Manchester Airports Group (opens a new tab)

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    Manchester Airports Group disclosure (opens a new tab)

    The organization's own breach disclosure, as linked by Have I Been Pwned.

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, September 2). Manchester Airports Group breach: 8,849,657 accounts exposed. https://kevwire.com/record/hibp-manchesterairportsgroup

MLA

"Manchester Airports Group breach: 8,849,657 accounts exposed." KEVWire, 2 Sept. 2026, kevwire.com/record/hibp-manchesterairportsgroup.

Chicago

KEVWire. "Manchester Airports Group breach: 8,849,657 accounts exposed." Last modified September 2, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/hibp-manchesterairportsgroup.

Evidence summary (plain text)

Manchester Airports Group breach: 8,849,657 accounts exposed (Sep 2, 2026).
In August 2026, Manchester Airports Group (MAG) disclosed a data breach impacting their services . The incident was later claimed by the FulcrumSec hacking group , who subsequently published email addresses and phone numbers relating to 8.8M customers of Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports. The data contained personal information relating to airport services, including vehicle registrations and parking history, Fast Track purchases and lounge bookings. In their disclosure notice , MAG advised that "at no point has passenger safety or aviation security been compromised".
Sources:
Have I Been Pwned: Manchester Airports Group: https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/ManchesterAirportsGroup
Manchester Airports Group disclosure: https://mediacentre.magairports.com/mag-statement-on-cyber-security-incident/
Have I Been Pwned breach API: https://haveibeenpwned.com/api/v3/breaches
Record ID: hibp-manchesterairportsgroup.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
About this data

This record was ingested from a data source. Retrieved: Oct 26, 2026, 21:25 UTC. Ingestion is not an independent editorial investigation.

Verified by Have I Been Pwned. Breach date: 2026-08-27; loaded 2026-09-02. Exposed data: Browser user agent details, Email addresses, Geographic locations, IP addresses, Names, Phone numbers, Purchases, Vehicle registration plates. Counts are accounts in the loaded data, not necessarily distinct people.

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