Hackers posted the personal information of over 5.7 million Qantas customers on the dark web in what cybersecurity experts are describing as one of the biggest data breaches in Australia’s aviation history.
As part of a breach that affected dozens of businesses, Qantas announced on Sunday that customer data had been taken in a significant cyberattack this year and posted online.
Names, phone numbers, email addresses, travel schedules, and partial payment information are allegedly included in the compromised database, which exposes clients from loyalty programs and corporate accounts connected to Google, Toyota, Air France, KLM, and IKEA.
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“Qantas is one of a number of companies globally that has had data released by cybercriminals following the airline’s cyber incident in early July, where customer data was stolen via a third-party platform,” the company said in a statement.
“With the help of specialist cybersecurity experts, we are investigating what data was part of the release,” it added.
The company also stated that it has secured a court order from the Supreme Court of New South Wales, where its headquarters are located, “to prevent the stolen data from being accessed, viewed, released, used, transmitted, or published by anyone, including third parties.”
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