Qantas confirms cyber-attack exposed records of up to 6 million customers

The airline said the affected system has now been contained and its systems secured after the data breach Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Qantas has suffered a major cyber-attack, potentially exposing the records of up to 6 million customers. The airline said on Wednesday that the affected system had now been contained and its systems were secured. The system in question was a third-party platform used by the airline’s contact centre, which contains the records of 6 million customers. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email