Australian airline Qantas says millions of customers' data leaked online
- On Saturday, the personal data of 5.7 million Qantas customers was published on the dark web after a ransom deadline lapsed, with hackers posting samples on dark and clear web sites.
- Salesforce's ecosystem was targeted, with attackers claiming to have pilfered nearly 1 billion records across 39 companies and exploited a third-party platform used by Qantas in July.
- Compromised records from July contained names, phone numbers, email addresses, birth dates, frequent flyer numbers, points balances, status tiers and some itinerary details tied to Qantas customers.
- The airline has offered 24/7 support and identity-protection services, and Qantas Airways said frequent flyer accounts were safe while senior executives had bonuses docked by 15%.
- Salesforce refused to pay the ransom and law enforcement seized a related dark-net site, while aviation industry experts say the breach highlights supply-chain risks and could accelerate AI-driven threat detection and zero-trust architectures investments after FBI warnings earlier this year.
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Major airline says customer data leaked after cyberattack
Australia's Qantas Airways said that it was one of several companies whose customer data was posted online following a July cyber incident that impacted millions of customers.The major airline said in a statement that it's working with cybersecurity experts to investigate what data was part of the release. The airline also said it has a court order in place to prevent the stolen data from being accessed, viewed, released, used, transmitted or pu…
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