Australia's Qantas says 6 million customer accounts accessed in cyber hack
- Qantas detected a cyberattack on June 30 targeting a third-party customer service platform holding six million customer records in Australia.
- The breach follows warnings from the FBI that the cybercrime group Scattered Spider has been increasingly targeting airlines globally.
- Qantas swiftly responded to the breach, confirming that the compromised information includes customers' names, emails, contact numbers, dates of birth, and frequent flyer details.
- CEO Vanessa Hudson acknowledged the concerns customers may have and assured that the breach does not affect the airline’s operations or safety.
- The incident marks Australia's largest data breach in years, underscoring ongoing cybersecurity challenges and prompting Qantas to contact affected customers for support.
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Australian airline Qantas said it suffered a cybersecurity incident that impacted the personal data of millions of customers.The carrier said it was contacting customers on Wednesday to inform them it had detected "unusual activity" on a third-party platform used by a Qantas airline contact center, which holds service records for 6 million people. After discovering the unusual activity Monday, the company said it "took immediate steps and contai…
Qantas hit by ‘significant’ cyberattack, data breach of 6 million customers days after FBI warning to airlines
Qantas said on Wednesday it is contacting customers after a cyberattack targeted a third-party customer service platform that stored the personal data of 6 million customers. Here’s what you need to know. What happened? On Monday June 30, Australia’s largest airline detected “unusual activity” on a third-party platform. It took “immediate steps and contained the system,” according to a statement. “We are continuing to investigate the proportion …
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Australian airline Qantas says customer data stolen by cybercriminal
Australian airline Qantas said that a hacker made off with a trove of customers’ personal data including passenger names, emails, phone numbers, birth dates and frequent flyer numbers.
Qantas data breach impacts 6 million customer accounts
Australian airline Qantas has confirmed a cybersecurity breach that impacts the personal data of six million customers. On Monday, Qantas detected a cyberattack in one of its contact centers. Customer names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and frequent flyer numbers are among the data accessed. But credit card details, personal financial information, and passport details were not exposed since they're not held in the system, accordi…
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