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by eddieoz 2225 days ago
But they didn't reveal any details about it. They just told it was a highly sophisticated cyberattack.

Guess?

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Of course the attacks have to be “highly sophisticated” in order to beat the “world-class” system that “highly paid” EasyJet security experts have put in place to secure customer data, which EasyJet “cares deeply” about.
Enter Admin Password: 12345
Pretty secure, but more likely 345yj3T! or rY4n41R-5t1nK$
"highly sophisticated cyberattack" is just PR speak for "cyberattack" - and successful cyberattacks are far more likely to be the result of negligence from company holding the data than the sophistication of the attackers.
<sound fx=typing> https://www.shodan.io/search?query=mongodb

Oh look, EasyJet huh? I wonder what's in there?

My guess is that some higher-up employee clicked on a bonus.pdf.exe and that's it
covid19 layoffs.docx.exe
free-digital-chloroquine.docx.exe