Malaysia Airlines reported suffering a data breach compromising information belonging to members of its frequent flyer program. It is believed that the breach occurred roughly nine years ago. The airline has notified its members by email that the breach took place at its third-party IT supplier. Cybersecurity experts reacted below on the danger of third-party partners and why it took so long for the airline to detect the breach.
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