ATLANTA — If you are a frequent flyer, beware. Frequent fliers say hackers are piloting thousands of their accumulated air miles right out of their online accounts.

It can be something as simple as having an easy to guess password can get your account hacked.

WSB Consumer Expert Clark Howard says, “This is not a fluke. This is happening all the time.” Those sky miles have turned into money makers for hackers. He says change your password and read your monthly statements.

He says Delta, American, and United Airlines have been using this since the 80′s, way before there was a danger of being hacked.

Clark also says, “Once people’s accounts became internet accounts in the late 90′s, people put very basic passwords on these accounts.”

Basically, airlines Delta, United, and American have their members shoulder that responsibility.

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