2 hours ago · Hong Kong
2,000 customers of Hong Kong Airlines, 2 appliance shops, get scam calls after data breach
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Hong Kong. The first report grouped here was at 27 Oct 2026, 04:48 UTC. The headline in use is “2,000 customers of Hong Kong Airlines, 2 appliance shops, get scam calls after data breach”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Almost 2,000 customers of Hong Kong Airlines and two electronic appliance retailers received fraudulent calls after their personal information was leaked by the companies, the city’s privacy watchdog has found. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) said on Monday that it had received more than 40…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
2,000 customers of Hong Kong Airlines, 2 appliance shops, get scam calls after data breach
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- South China Morning Post2,000 customers of Hong Kong Airlines, 2 appliance shops, get scam calls after data breach