American Airlines Says Data Breach Affected Some Customers, Employees

American Airlines Says Data Breach Affected Some Customers, Employees
American Airlines flight 718, the first U.S. Boeing 737 MAX commercial flight since regulators lifted a 20-month grounding in November, takes off from Miami on Dec. 29, 2020. Marco Bello/Reuters
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American Airlines Inc. on Tuesday confirmed a data breach and said while an “unauthorized actor” gained access to personal information of a small number of customers and employees through a phishing campaign, there was no evidence of data misuse.

Recently, Uber Technologies Inc. and Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. also disclosed similar breaches, leaving investors and customers worried about data security.