Privacy commissioner to investigate WestJet cybersecurity breach, security safeguards | Unpublished
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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Catherine Morrison
Publication Date: August 5, 2025 - 16:54

Privacy commissioner to investigate WestJet cybersecurity breach, security safeguards

August 5, 2025

Canada’s privacy commissioner has opened an investigation into a cyberattack on WestJet WJAFF which saw a “malicious actor” gain access to the airline’s systems.

The airline said in a statement last month that a “sophisticated, criminal” third party was able to gain access to some personal and travel-related data during the June cybersecurity incident.



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