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Compo Claim Alleges Qantas ‘Failed’ to Protect Info
- An email from Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson confirmed that 5.7 million Australians' personal frequent flyer information was compromised in a data breach.
- The author expresses a desire for retribution against Qantas and the corporate sector for negligence in data security.
- The author calls for stricter penalties for companies that expose customer information due to poor security measures.
- The author suggests quitting the Qantas frequent flyer program as a potential response.
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At the end of June there was a hacker attack on the Australian airline Qantas. Now there are initial confirmations that more than 5 million data records have flown to customers. However, no credit card data is to be included. The Scattered Spider group is still suspected. The Australian airline Qantas became victims of a massive cyber attack at the end of June 2025. As the company confirmed on July 9, the attackers compromised an external custom…
When the Qantas CEO, Vanessa Hudson, presented plans "impulsive" this year for the biggest renewal of the company's history of the Australian king-in-law, the climate strongly contrasted with the previous year, when she was looking for the loss of shareholders by a sc rie of damages. Read more (07/19/2025
Qantas faces class action after 5.7M customers' data breached in cyber attack.
Qantas is facing a significant class action lawsuit after a devastating cyber attack on 30 June 2025 compromised the personal information of 5.7 million customers—nearly a quarter of Australia's population. Maurice Blackburn Lawyers filed the complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) on 17 July, marking one of the most significant data breaches in Australian corporate history. The breach occurred at a Qantas cal…
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