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Qantas is cutting executive bonuses after data breach


Qantas has slashed short-term bonuses for its senior leadership, following a cyber breach in late-June which exposed millions of customers' personal data.

Qantas has slashed short-term bonuses for its senior leadership, following a cyber breach in late-June which exposed millions of customers’ personal data. Qantas in late-June was hit by a data breach at one of its contact centres, with the personal information of over 6 million customers compromised. The incident occurred when a cyber criminal “targeted a call centre and gained access to a third-party customer servicing platform”, according to the airline.

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