Qantas Customer Data Leaked After Hackers' Ransom Deadline Passes
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Summary
Hackers from the collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters have leaked personal records of 5 million Qantas customers on the dark web after a ransom deadline passed. The data was stolen from a Salesforce database in a June cyber-attack. Qantas is one of over 40 companies globally affected by this massive breach, which reportedly contains up to 1 billion customer records total. The hackers had previously released an extortion note demanding payment to prevent the stolen data from being shared publicly.
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The airline is one of more than 40 firms globally caught up in the hack, reported to contain up to 1 billion customer records.
The hacker collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters released an extortion note on a data leaks site on the dark web last week, demanding payment in return for preventing the stolen data from being shared.
The Qantas data, which was stolen from a Salesforce database in a major cyber-attack in June, included customers' email addresses.
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