Five million Qantas customers have had personal information leaked on the dark web. Here’s what you need to know

Customer names, email addresses, and frequent flyer numbers for over 5 million customers were among the data leaked, Qantas said. Photograph: AAP

The number of scams is expected to rise after the personal information of millions of Qantas customers was leaked on the dark web by international hackers.

A hacker collective called Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters released the stolen records from more than 40 companies worldwide, including Qantas, on Saturday after their deadline for ransom payment passed.