Australia's Qantas says 6 million customer accounts accessed in cyber hack

Qantas customers find out if their data exposed

Experts say the details stolen in the cyber attack could make Qantas customers vulnerable to scams. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) By Savannah Meacham Qantas customers are finding out if their personal information was exposed in a cyber attack, as they are warned to be on high alert for scams. The airline revealed a cyber incident on a third-party platform used by the airline’s contact centre that exposed the details of six million customers. Names, ph…

Cyberattack hits major airline, up to 6M customer profiles exposed

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 data from 6M customers stolen by cybercriminal

Australian airline Qantas said Wednesday that a hacker made off with a trove of its customers’ personal data including passenger names, emails, phone numbers, birth dates and frequent flyer numbers.