Manchester Airports Group data breach
From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the August 2026 breach of Manchester Airports Group. For every breach, see Breaches.
The Manchester Airports Group data breach exposed 8,849,657 accounts from magairports.com in August 2026. The data taken includes purchases, names, email addresses and phone numbers and 4 more kinds of data.[1]
Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 2 Sep 2026, within a month. It is the 138th largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.
What was exposed
Manchester Airports Group’s breach included 8 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:
| Data | What it’s used for |
|---|---|
| Purchases | Shows what you buy, which makes fake order and refund scams convincing. |
| Names | Makes scam messages personal enough to believe. |
| Email addresses | Expect scam emails that name the company to look genuine. |
| Phone numbers | Expect scam texts and calls, and a higher risk of someone moving your number to their SIM. |
| Browser user agent details | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
| Geographic locations | Roughly where you live. |
| IP addresses | Roughly where you were when you used the service. |
| Vehicle registration plates | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
What to do
- Check whether you’re in it.Search your email address on Have I Been Pwned. It tells you which breaches it appears in, Manchester Airports Group among them, without showing the data.
- Distrust messages that mention Manchester Airports Group.Scammers use breach data to sound genuine. Don’t click links in emails or texts about the breach; go to the site yourself.
- Put a PIN on your phone account.Ask your mobile provider for a port-out PIN, so no one can move your number to their SIM.
Timeline
- : the breach, as best it can be dated.
- : Have I Been Pwned verifies the data and adds it to its search, within a month.
Similar breaches
Breaches that leaked the same kinds of data, closest in time:
- Addi, March 2026, 35 million accounts
- Kemper, April 2026, 269,299 accounts
- Canada Goose, July 2025, 581,877 accounts
- Hot Topic, October 2024, 57 million accounts
- Neiman Marcus, April 2024, 31 million accounts
- Sport 2000, April 2024, 3.2 million accounts
See Breaches for all 618, and Updates for keeping your devices patched.
References
- ^ Troy Hunt. “Manchester Airports Group”, Have I Been Pwned, added 2 Sep 2026. Breach data licensed CC BY 4.0.
External links
- Have I Been Pwned, to check your email address
- magairports.com, Manchester Airports Group’s website