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Qantas hack results in theft of 6 million passengers’ personal data


Qantas, the largest airline in Australia, confirmed the theft of 6 million customers' personal information.

The airline said a cybercriminal targeted one of its call centers on June 30, and stole customer data from its systems, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and frequent flyer numbers. Google’s security unit Mandiant told TechCrunch on Wednesday that it is “too early to tell” if the Qantas hack was linked to Scattered Spider, but warned that airlines should be on “high alert” for social engineering attacks. TechCrunch Space Every Monday, gets you up to speed on the latest advances in aerospace.

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