Qantas Confirms Hackers Released Stolen Data Months After Cyber Breach
Qantas confirms hackers released stolen customer data months after July cyber breach.
Australia's Qantas Airways confirmed that hackers released stolen customer data months after a cyber breach in July.
The airline revealed that personal information of millions of customers was stolen and later published by cybercriminals.
- Over one million customers had personal data such as phone numbers, birth dates, and home addresses taken.
- Another four million had their names and email addresses stolen in what became one of Australia's largest cyber breaches in recent years.
According to Reuters, this breach followed other major attacks in Australia, like the 2022 hacks of telecommunications giant Optus and health insurer Medibank, which led to new cyber resilience laws in the country.
No comment from Qantas.
Author summary: Qantas confirms data breach.