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Thieves Hack American, United Airlines
- Consumerist, Tuesday, January 13, 2015 8:01 AM
The latest hacking scandal involves airlines and free travel. Both American and United have confirmed that thieves used stolen usernames and passwords to book free trips or upgrades. Thieves were able to access customer account and used accumulated miles to make purchases without the account holder’s consent. Reportedly, about 10,000 AAdvantage accounts were affected.
