Canadian Airline WestJet Says Hackers Stole Customer Data

The company says names, contact details, and ID documents provided in connection with reservations and travel were stolen from its systems.

Canadian airline WestJet this week confirmed that customer personal information was stolen in a June 2025 cyberattack.

The incident, disclosed on June 13, involved unauthorized access to several internal systems and impacted the availability of WestJet’s application and website.

The airline’s operations were not affected by the attack, and WestJet restored access to its application and website roughly two days after the incident.

In July, WestJet said the incident had been fully contained and additional security measures were implemented, adding that the hackers were able to steal certain data from its systems.

This week, the airline revealed that the personal information provided by travelers for reservations or travel has been compromised.

According to the company, names, contact information, government-issued IDs, and other information provided by customers was ...