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Au: Qantas hackers gave airline 72-hour deadline

Posted on July 25, 2025September 21, 2025 by Dissent

David Hollingworth reports:

A collective claiming to be behind Qantas’ recent cyber hack sent the airline nine pages of data it had apparently stolen from customers and then demanded a reply within 72 hours.

The threat was revealed in documents that the Flying Kangaroo submitted to court to obtain an injunction, which has, for the first time, laid out the timeline of events following the attack.

The incident reportedly involved cyber criminals using AI to impersonate a Qantas employee and then tricking a customer service operator in Manila into divulging crucial information.

While no group has publicly claimed responsibility, reports suggested that a hacking collective known as Scattered Spider may be behind the attack. In total, nearly 6 million customers were thought to be affected.

Read more at Australian Aviation.

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