Qantas Data Breach: 6 Million Customers’ Data at Risk After Cyber Attack
Australian airline Qantas is notifying millions of customers after a significant cyber attack compromised a third-party customer service platform, potentially exposing sensitive personal details hackers. It is written on Wednesday news agencies.The database in which the hackers managed to penetrate contained data of about six million people. The company claims that the attack did not affect the security of its flights.
According to Reuters, Hackers managed to penetrate the database used by the company’s client line. “We are still investigating the scope of stolen data, but we expect it to be significant,” She said today in Qantas statement.
According to the airline, the database contained client names, their date of birth, telephone numbers or e-mail. Qantas claims that hackers have not received information about credit cards or passport numbers.
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In recent years Australia It has noticed several cyber incidents that have been concerned about ensuring IT systems in the country. In 2023, the main ports in the country had to suspend the activity due to a cyber attack and a year earlier hackers stole data of about nine million clients of the Optus telecommunications company.
