Qantas, Australia's flagship airline, confirmed a data breach affecting up to six million customers' personal information, including names, emails, and frequent flyer details. The breach followed an FBI warning about Scattered Spider hackers targeting the aviation industry with 2FA bypass attacks. The hackers accessed a third-party customer service platform. Qantas assures that flight operations remain unaffected, and no credit card or passport data was compromised. Cybersecurity experts warn of increasing attacks on airlines and urge stronger defenses and multi-factor authentication.

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