Qantas Confirms Hackers Published Customer Data From July Cyber Breach Involving Over One Million Records

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Qantas confirmed hackers leaked data from a July breach affecting over a million records. Linked to the Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters group, the cyberattack targeted a third-party platform as experts work to assess the exposure.

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00:03Australia's Qantas Airways confirmed Sunday that hackers published customer data stolen in a July

00:07breach that compromised more than a million sensitive records, according to Reuters.

00:12The airline said it was one of a number of companies globally whose data was released

00:16after a cyber attack on a third-party platform. Qantas said cybersecurity experts are investigating

00:22what data was exposed and that an injunction remains in place to block access or publication

00:27of the stolen information. The breach was reportedly linked to the hacker group Scattered Lapsus

00:33Hunters, which posted the data after a ransom deadline expired. Qantas declined to comment

00:38on the group's claims. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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