As ABTA suffers a large breach, where does the responsibility lie, both for preventing a breach and cleaning up after the fact?
Travel trade body ABTA, which represents travel agents and tour operators in the UK, has alerted users and the press that it has suffered a data breach through one of its website servers. Is ABTA trying to shift the blame of the breach onto it's supplier? ABTA, the travel trade body which represents travel agents and tour operators in the UK, has alerted users that it has suffered a data breach; 43,000 of it's customers are believed to be affected. ABTA represents travel agents and tour operators in the UK. It gives advice and guidance to holidaymakers, sets standards for travel firms and promotes responsible tourism in the UK and abroad.