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Breaking NewsA Qantas flight had to make a quick return to Sydney airport after an alarm sparked a mid-flight scare.
NEWSNewsWireA leading law firm has claimed Qantas “failed” to protect personal information after a system containing nearly six million accounts were compromised.
UPDATEDNewsWireA judge who was “caught up” in a major breach of Qantas’ data will remain presiding over the airline’s case, arguing “every judge” was likely a Qantas member.
Maurice Blackburn is suing Qantas over a cyber attack, but the law firm’s silence on similar breaches at industry super funds raises questions of opportunism and political alignment.
AviationAviationQantas has succeeded over its faceless opponent in court. But the breach highlights a systemic vulnerability many large Australian organisations face: a lack of oversight and control over data handled by third-party vendors.
UPDATEDMarket dataHere is the latest company close update for Qantas Airways Ltd, QAN.
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AviationAviationQantas is facing legal action by Maurice Blackburn for compensation for millions of customers caught in a major cyber attack.
NEWSNewsWireQantas has launched a fresh bid to protect the data of millions of customers who were left compromised by a cyber attack.
NEWSNewsWireQantas has launched a fresh bid to protect the data of millions of customers who were left compromised by a cyber attack.
Trading DayTrading DayJune jobless rate spikes to 4.3 per cent, with some saying RBA’s recent hold call is ‘policy error’. AUD down. BUMA slaps statutory demand on Bowen.
AviationAviationEmirates is adding Australia to its ‘Courier Express’ service, promising to deliver packages from almost anywhere in the world within days.
AviationAviationQantasLink pilots are prickly over a proposed extension of the airline’s no-beard policy, prompting some to down their razors in protest. But the airline insists it’s a matter of safety.
HEALTHNewsWireA miner and a Qantas flight staff member have been diagnosed with measles, with another several people locked down with symptoms.
AviationAviationQantas has completed a mass email delivery to customers caught out by the cyber attack on its data as experts reveal the biggest risk facing the millions affected.
TechnologyQuantum computing and AI risk a digital disaster for businesses, shattering cybersecurity defences and reshaping our economy – yet we are dangerously unprepared.
Derek Peterson
AviationAviationSydney Airport’s new slot coordinator has revealed how it carved up access to Australia’s biggest gateway for the busy summer months — with some airlines better off than others.
BreakingNewsWirePassengers aboard a Qantas flight bound for Johannesburg are facing a 21-hour wait after an aerobridge struck the engine of a Qantas plane.
Cameron Micallef
BreakingNewsWirePassengers aboard a Qantas flight bound for Johannesburg are facing a 21-hour wait after an aerobridge struck the engine of a Qantas plane.
Cameron Micallef
AviationAviationQantas customers are worried cyber criminals could identify frequent flyers ‘with the most to lose’ and those on the airline’s closely guarded Chairman’s Lounge list.
Qantas might be on top of the scale of its cyber attack, however the bigger repair job is just beginning.
UPDATEDNewsWireQantas’s boss has refused to confirm whether the national carrier had been asked to pay a ransom after 5.7 millions customers were impacted by a cyber attack.
Alexandra Feiam and Nathan Schmidt
AviationAviationQantas reveals extent of personal data stored on a customer database that was subject to a cyber attack, including addresses and frequent flyer points balances and status credits.
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AviationAviationA Qantas customer has learned their details were being stored by the airline despite not having made a booking since 2014, sparking questions around customer data retention rules.
Business Breaking NewsQantas has provided a disturbing update on a major data breach after cybercriminals hacked into the data of millions.
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UPDATEDNewsWireNot all Australian airlines are ready to fly again following Monday’s volcanic eruption in Indonesia.
AviationAviationQantas and the AFP are seeking to validate contact from alleged cyber hacker in relation to an attack on a customer database storing details of 6 million people.
HACKINGNewsWireQantas’ latest data breach is just one of many which has hit Australian companies over the years – but could the flagship airline have been better prepared?
AviationAviationQantas CEO Vanessa Hudson has cut short her euro summer holiday to tackle a novel crisis for the airline, a major cyber attack believed to be from a known criminal hacker group.