usually included names , emails , and physical addresses , and even personal bank details , ethnicity data , and phone numbers . And the hacks aren ’ t stopping anytime soon . 2017 has already been dominated by numerous data breachesAttack.Databreachand the most recent affects the Association of British Travel Agents , commonly known as ABTA . To keep you in the loop on data breachesAttack.Databreachthis year , WIRED will keep a running tally of successful hacks . The abta.com web server for the Association of British Travel Agents ( ABTA ) was recently hackedAttack.Databreachby “ an external infiltrator ” who exposedAttack.Databreachthe details of 43,000 individuals . Around 1,000 of these included files that could include personal identity information of customers of ABTA members uploaded since 11 January 2017 , while around 650 may also include personal identity information of ABTA members . As the UK ’ s largest travel association , ABTA ’ s members include travel agents and tour operators . The unauthorised accessAttack.Databreachwas said to be possible due to a system vulnerability “ that the infiltrator exploited ” to accessAttack.Databreachsome data provided by some customers of ABTA Members and by ABTA Members themselves . On immediate investigation , ABTA saidVulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerabilityit identifiedVulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerabilitythat although ABTA ’ s own IT systems remained secure , there was a vulnerability to the web server managed for ABTA through a third-party web developer and hosting company . “ This , unfortunately , means some documentation uploaded to the website , as well as some information provided by customers , may have been accessedAttack.Databreach, ” ABTA ’ s CEO , Mark Tanzer said . As a precautionary measure , it has taken steps to warn its members and customers of ABTA members who have the potential to be affected . The group has also alerted the relevant authorities , including the Information Commissioner ( ICO ) and the police .