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Viking Line Reports Data Breach Affecting Tax-Free Pre-Order Customers

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Key Points
  • Viking Line experienced a data breach affecting passenger information, reportedly through a subcontractor.
  • The breach targeted customers who pre-ordered tax-free goods for their vehicles, with leaked data including purchase amounts and vehicle information.
  • No credit card information was reportedly leaked, and the incident has been reported to Finnish authorities for investigation.

Finnish ferry operator Viking Line has experienced a data breach affecting passenger information, according to reports from March 12, 2026. The company's Swedish communications chief Eleonora Hansi stated that the intrusion targeted passengers who had made pre-orders of tax-free goods for their cars. Hansi emphasized that the breach involved a subcontractor to Viking Line and did not affect all passengers or their travel information.

According to Hansi, no credit card information was leaked in the incident. The leaked data reportedly includes information about the amounts customers spent on goods and which vehicles they were ordering for. Viking Line is currently investigating how many customers have been affected by the breach.

The breach involved a subcontractor to Viking Line and did not affect all passengers or their travel information.

Eleonora Hansi, Swedish communications chief

The incident has been reported to relevant authorities in Finland, and the company stated it is conducting further investigations together with authorities and the subcontractor involved.

No credit card information was leaked in the incident.

Eleonora Hansi, Swedish communications chief

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