Australia’s national airline Qantas has obtained an interim injunction from the New South Wales Supreme Court to stop anyone, including third parties, from accessing or publishing data that was recently stolen in a major cyberattack.
Earlier this month, a hacker breached a Qantas database containing personal information of millions of customers, making it one of the largest data breaches in the country in recent years. Similar cyberattacks had previously affected other major Australian companies in 2022, including a telecom firm and a health insurance provider.
Qantas confirmed that so far, there is no evidence that any of the stolen customer data has been leaked or made public. The airline has reached out to 5.7 million affected customers to inform them of the specific personal information that may have been exposed.
The airline made it clear that no credit card numbers, banking details or passport information were stored in the compromised system. As a result, this sensitive financial and travel data has not been accessed by the attacker.
Qantas stated that it is actively working with key government bodies, including the Australian Federal Police, the National Cyber Security Coordinator and the Australian Cyber Security Centre, to investigate the breach and pursue any criminal actions linked to it.
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