You Should Probably Change Your Loyalty Program’s Password
Meg Butler May 11, 2018
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When’s the last time you changed your AAdvantage program password? If the answer isn’t “recently,” maybe it should be.
A new study of 55 travel websites by Dashlane found that 89% of them leave data “perilously exposed to hackers due to unsafe password practices.”
The only airline websites that received passing grades (a 4 on their security scale) were United and Hawaiian Airlines. Alaska, Delta, Frontier, Southwest and Spirit all received a 3; JetBlue and Sun Country each received a 2; American and Allegiant both received a 1.
But just because an airline didn’t wind up on the list doesn’t necessarily make it safe. KrisFlyer recently made the news when a woman’s account was robbed of 76,000 miles. And even though she was able to prove that several “Russian individuals” were responsible for the theft, she found it pretty difficult to recoup her points.
And she’s certainly not alone. Loyalty programs have recently been trending with hackers who’ve discovered the value of (fairly easy to steal) points and miles. So whichever your programs of choice, it might be a good idea to give all of your security questions a refresh and periodically check in on your miles.
To read more on this story, go to the New Haven Register.
