Qantas Customer Data Leaked on Dark Web After Cyber Attack
The personal information of over five million Qantas customers has been illegally published on the dark web after a cybersecurity breach.
The data was released by a hacker collective known as Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters after the deadline for a ransom payment passed.
The incident has prompted warnings from the Australian government and cybersecurity experts about an expected surge in related scams.
- Federal politicians were reportedly among those whose home addresses were leaked.
- The cyber criminals did not breach Qantas’s main network directly but rather targeted a third-party customer call centre in June.
According to Google’s analysis, the hackers used a method of social engineering, where they called the call centre and impersonated IT support staff.
No comment from Qantas was provided.
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