Qantas faced a data breech that has affected 5.7 million customers.
Australia’s largest airline Kantas has confirmed that the individual information of 5.7 million customers was compromised in a data breech detected in late June.
Bad actor Received access Customers’ names, email addresses, phone numbers, date of birth, food preferences and continuous flying numbers through the third-party platform used by a Qantas call center.
According to the airline, the stolen information is not sufficient to continuously reach flyer accounts. Password, passport details and credit card information is not conducted in the violation system. However, in the wrong hands, stolen data can lead to fishing attacks and eventually theft or fraud.
CEO Vanessa Hudson said in a statement, “Since this incident, our full attention is to understand what data has been compromised for each of 5.7 million affected customers and to share with them as soon as possible.”
Qantas is contacting the affected customers via email, it said. Customers can also contact Qantas through a dedicated support line at 1800-971-541 or +61 2 8028 0534.
Earlier this week, a company spokesperson confirmed the CNET that a cyber criminal company claimed to be responsible for the attack. Being a criminal case, Qantas refused to comment further on communication. But it was said in an email that there is no evidence to suggest that any stolen information has been released.
What if I was influenced by Qantas Breach?
Qantas says that no password or credit card information was stolen in this violation. However, accessed data is enough to create targeted fishing attacks through email and text for cyber criminals. The purpose of these attacks is to trick you to cough your data more or to get out of your money.
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After the proposal is over, you can also sign up to protect the identity theft on your own. Meanwhile, look at your credit report for signs of identity theft, in which you did not open with suspicious accounts.
