Hacker collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters reportedly threatening to leak stolen personal data from dozens of firms in major extortion attempt<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/oct/08/australia-politics-live-gaza-rally-parliament-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-question-time-andrew-hastie-ntwnfb”>Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</li><li>Get our <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl”>breaking news email, <a href=”https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3″>free app or <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl”>daily news podcast</li></ul>Qantas is one of almost 40 global companies that have until Friday to begin ransom negotiations with hackers who are threatening to leak up to 1bn personal data records.The hacker collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters reportedly released the extortion note on a data leaks site on the dark web over the weekend, demanding payment in return for preventing the stolen data from being shared. <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/08/qantas-among-nearly-40-companies-facing-ransom-demand-from-hacker-group”>Continue reading…
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