Australia's Qantas confirms cyber incident at one of its contact centres
The company said the breach occurred when a cybercriminal targeted a call centre and accessed a third-party customer servicing platform.
"We are continuing to investigate the proportion of the data that has been stolen, though we expect it will be significant," Qantas said in a statement.
The airline added that the system is currently contained, with no effect on its operations or the safety of the airline.
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