Qantas Obtains Court Injunction to Block Release of Stolen Data from 5.7 Million Customers

Qantas Airways has taken legal action by obtaining an interim injunction from the New South Wales Supreme Court to prevent the stolen personal data of 5.7 million customers from being accessed, shared, or published following a significant cyber attack. The breach, which involved sensitive information such as phone numbers, residential addresses, dates of birth, and meal preferences, reportedly stemmed from hackers impersonating a Qantas employee using AI to deceive a customer service operator. Despite the scale of the breach, Qantas confirmed that no credit card details, financial information, or passport data were compromised. The airline is actively working with Australian authorities including the Federal Police and Cyber Security Centre to investigate the incident and is urging customers to be vigilant against scams impersonating Qantas. The company maintains there is no evidence that any stolen data has been released publicly and is attempting to negotiate with the hackers to prevent the data from appearing on the dark web. This legal and cybersecurity response reflects Qantas's commitment to protecting its customers' privacy and mitigating the impact of one of Australia's largest recent data breaches.