Hacked airline says Australian federal police have been engaged but it ‘won’t be commenting any further on the detail of the contact'<ul><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>A potential cyber criminal has made contact with Qantas, the airline has confirmed, after a <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/02/qantas-confirms-cyber-attack-exposes-records-of-up-to-6-million-customers”>major attack on its network exposed the personal records of up to six million customers.In a statement on Monday evening, a spokesperson for Qantas said the Australian federal police (AFP) had been engaged but the airline would not confirm if a ransom was being sought for the compromised personal data. <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/07/qantas-contacted-by-suspected-cyber-criminal-but-airline-wont-confirm-if-hacking-ransom-demanded”>Continue reading…
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