Expedia’s Orbitz Hack May Have Compromised 880,000 Credit Cards

March 20, 2018, 8:40 PM UTC

Expedia Inc.-owned Orbitz said hackers may have accessed 880,000 credit-card numbers used to book travel through the site and other companies serviced by Orbitz, including American Express Co.

The news pushed Expedia shares down 1.5 percent to $109.63 at 2:31 p.m. in New York. In addition to the cards, hackers may have stolen names, dates of birth, phone numbers and addresses of consumers who booked through Orbitz in 2016 and 2017. Orbitz also provides a back-end booking system for other companies, which may also have been affected, Orbitz said in an email. American Express said that could include people who ...

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