{"id":43826,"date":"2021-11-10T15:29:06","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T15:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/boat-biz-breaches-itself-brittany-ferries-fesses-up-to-leaks-caused-by-routine-website-update\/"},"modified":"2021-11-10T15:29:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T15:29:06","slug":"boat-biz-breaches-itself-brittany-ferries-fesses-up-to-leaks-caused-by-routine-website-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/boat-biz-breaches-itself-brittany-ferries-fesses-up-to-leaks-caused-by-routine-website-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat biz breaches itself: Brittany Ferries &#8216;fesses up to leaks caused by routine website update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s never good when a boat operator talks of a breach, even if in this case it&#8217;s a figurative one.<\/p>\n<p>Brittany Ferries has told some customers that an unforeseen technical glitch introduced after &#8220;routine&#8221; website maintenance had left their accounts wide open, potentially exposing very sensitive details to anyone who knew the linked email address.<\/p>\n<p>The operator, which runs ships from the UK to ports in Spain and France, contacted punters on Tuesday with the bad news about a &#8220;breach to our data that might have an impact on your My Account with Brittany Ferries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YYwgZiL7PqWHmFmphzWNFgAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YYwgZiL7PqWHmFmphzWNFgAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>&#8220;In spite of our cyber vigilance and rigorous security checks, I&#8217;m sorry to confirm your account&#8217;s protection settings were unintentionally changed between October 21st and November 2nd of this year,&#8221; said Anne Laure Fabre, data protection officer at Brittany Ferries.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YYwgZiL7PqWHmFmphzWNFgAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YYwgZiL7PqWHmFmphzWNFgAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YYwgZiL7PqWHmFmphzWNFgAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YYwgZiL7PqWHmFmphzWNFgAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On day two of this month, she added, &#8220;we uncovered a fault in the authentication process used for My Account login details that meant any My Account could be accessed without the right password. We have traced this error back to October 21st during a routine website update. As soon as the fault was uncovered, our engineers and security team set to work immediately, diagnosing and resolving the issue on the same day it was discovered.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"CaptionedImage width_85\" readability=\"8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2021\/11\/10\/shutterstock_ferry.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2021\/11\/10\/shutterstock_ferry.jpg?x=648&amp;y=324&amp;infer_y=1\" alt=\"Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK June 27 2019 Britanny Ferries car ferry Mont St Michel arriving from Ouistreham, France\" title=\"Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK June 27 2019 Britanny Ferries car ferry Mont St Michel arriving from Ouistreham, France\" height=\"324\" width=\"648\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text_center\">Britanny Ferries unit arriving from Ouistreham, France in 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A spokesperson at Brittany Ferries told <i>The Reg<\/i> a test procedure was omitted from the update process. &#8220;A patch was quickly applied which resolved the issue on the same day. Procedures have now been updated to ensure appropriate password tests are carried out every time a website update takes place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The upshot? If someone knew the email address connected to a customer&#8217;s My Account portal, they could have accessed that person&#8217;s name, postal address, telephone number, booking references for past six months, passport number, date of birth and nationality (if added in October or early this month).<\/p>\n<p>Fabre said she was assured by &#8220;experts&#8221; that the &#8220;risk of malicious intervention is exceptionally low and certainly there is no evidence that your data has been compromised. I do need to make you aware that this has happened and apologise accordingly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and it might be a good idea to update your password &#8220;just in case&#8221;, the data protection officer added.<\/p>\n<p>One customer caught up in the breach told us he was &#8220;disappointed&#8221; that his passport data, which may be used to forge his identity, could have been accessed by unauthorised sorts, but that Brittany Ferries &#8220;don&#8217;t seem to be able to say whether it&#8217;s actually happened. Whatever happened to logging requests?&#8221;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YYwgZiL7PqWHmFmphzWNFgAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YYwgZiL7PqWHmFmphzWNFgAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>The company spokesman told us that no customers had complained of having their data accessed. At least not yet. Some 25,000 customers details could have been accessed, he confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Although I have to reiterate, the reason for notification is prudence and good practice. We think the likelihood of malicious attack is virtually nil bearing in mind 1) we uncovered the issue 2) there is no indication that any kind of malicious external activity took place 3) we resolved the issue quickly &#8211; and of course notified the authorities. We have advised all customers in a communication to change their password accordingly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson at the ICO told us the breach had yet to be reported to it by Brittany Ferries: \u201cOrganisations must notify the ICO within 72 hours of becoming aware of a personal data breach, unless it does not pose a risk to people\u2019s rights and freedoms.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" id=\"story_eagle_xsm_sm_md_xmd_lg_xlg\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xmd=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-lg=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YYwgZiL7PqWHmFmphzWNFgAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YYwgZiL7PqWHmFmphzWNFgAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf an organisation decides that a breach doesn\u2019t need to be reported they should keep their own record of it, and be able to explain why it wasn\u2019t reported if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll organisations using personal data should do so safely and securely. If anyone has concerns about how their data has been handled, they can report these concerns to us.\u201d \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/11\/10\/brittany_ferries\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Customers&#8217; passport data potentially exposed, says company, promises to carry out password testing It&#8217;s never good when a boat operator talks of a breach, even if in this case it&#8217;s a figurative one.\u2026 READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-register"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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