Breaking : Major Airline Booking website Cleartrip.com declares data breach in its Internal System

Major airline booking website cleartrip.com has a major data breach into its internal system according to an email sent by the website to its customers. The letter further states that apart from some profile details no other sensitive information was leaked.

The letter said

Dear Customer,

We hope you are well.

This is to inform you that there has been a security anomaly that entailed illegal and unauthorised access to a part of Cleartrip’s internal systems.

We are completely mindful that this would be of concern to you. We would like to assure you that aside from some details which are a part of your profile, no sensitive information pertaining to your Cleartrip account has been compromised as a result of this anomaly of our systems. You can choose to reset your password as a precautionary measure.

As per our protocols, we have immediately intimated the relevant cyber authorities and are taking appropriate legal action and recourse to ensure necessary steps are being taken as per the law.

We regret the inconvenience caused. Thank you for your patronage and your continued trust in our brand.

The company however didn’t declare how much data has been leaked and what was the potential of that hack. Even previously Cleartrip was hacked by a hacker called Turtle Squad in January of 2017. In that hack, the website homepage was defaced by the hacker.

Cleartrip started off its operations in 2006 as an online travel company offering information for easy booking of hotels, flights, trains, and more. Apart from India, Cleartrip is now also available in Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

So far no group has taken the responsibility for the hack.