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Qantas reveals massive data breach - 6 million customers possibly affected, here's what we know


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  • Unidentified threat actors target Qantas call center
  • This allows it to gain access to sensitive customer data
  • The attack is most likely the work of Scattered Spider, experts claim

Yet another major airlines has been hit by a major cyberattack after Qantas, the largest flight provider in Australia, confirmed it had been targeted

In a press release published on the company’s website, Qantas said it spotted the intrusion after a threat actor targeted a call center, and accessed a third-party customer servicing platform.

The name of the platform was not disclosed, but Qantas said six million customers have service records there.

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