Qantas confirmed a cyberattack on a third-party customer service platform, affecting 6 million customers. The airline detected unusual activity on June 30, taking immediate containment measures. Initial reviews indicate the breach involved names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and frequent flyer numbers. Financial details like credit card information and passwords were not involved. Qantas is enhancing security measures and collaborating with cyber security experts to investigate the issue further, suspecting the cybercriminal group Scattered Spider may be responsible.
Qantas has identified unusual activity on a third-party platform, affecting the personal data of about 6 million customers. The data includes names, emails, phone numbers, birth dates, and frequent flyer numbers.
The airline announced that immediate steps were taken to contain the intrusion and that they are investigating the extent of the data breach.
Qantas has implemented additional security measures and is collaborating with cyber security experts to enhance monitoring after a cyberattack has targeted its systems.
The airline noted that no financial information, passwords, or critical personal details were accessed through the breach.
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