- 2025-07-02
Qantas dataöverträdelse för att påverka 6 miljoner flygbolagskunder

Tabby WilsonBBC News, SydneyReuters flygbolaget säger att det inte kommer att påverka Qantas ’Operations Qantas kontaktar kunderna efter en cyberattack riktad mot deras tredjeparts kundtjänstplattform. På 30 juni, det australiska flygbolaget detekterade ”ovanlig aktivitet” på en plattform som används av dess kontaktcenter för att lagra uppgifterna för sex miljoner människor, inklusive namn, e-postadresser, telefonnummer, telefonnummer och födelse av bröddiffror. Qantas took ”immediate steps and contained the system”, according to a statement.The company is still investigating the full extent of the breach, but says it is expecting the proportion of data stolen to be ”significant”.It has assured the public that passport details, credit card details and personal financial information were not held in the breached system, and no frequent flyer accounts, passwords or PIN numbers have been compromised.Qantas has notified the Australian Federal Police of the breach, as well as the Australian Cyber Security Centre and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.”We sincerely apologise to our customers and we recognise the uncertainty this will cause,” said Qantas Group CEO Vanessa Hudson.She asked customers to call the dedicated support line if they had concerns, and confirmed that there would be no impact to Qantas’ operations or the safety of the airline.The cyber attack is the latest in a string of Australian data breaches this year, with AustralianSuper and Nine Media suffering significant leaks in the past few months.In March 2025, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) released statistics revealing that 2024 was the worst year for data breaches in Australia since records began in 2018.”The trends we are observing suggest the threat of data breaches, especially through the efforts of malicious actors, is unlikely to diminish,” said Australian Privacy Kommissionär Carly Kind i ett uttalande från OAIC.