On July 2nd, Australian carrier Qantas confirmed a cyber attack at one of its contact centers that has compromised the personal data of six million customers. The breach is now contained.
"An initial review has confirmed the data includes some customers’ names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and frequent flyer numbers. Credit card details, personal financial information, and passport details are not held in this system. No frequent flyer accounts were compromised, nor have passwords, PIN numbers, or login details been accessed."
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation warned last week that a cybercrime group is targeting airlines, as both Hawaiian Airlines and Canada's WestJet reported breaches in the past few weeks as well.
Qantas is currently contacting customers to make them aware of the incident, apologise, and provide details on the support available. More details can be found here.