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

Qantas cyber-attack: the airline’s chief executive, Vanessa Hudson, says the company has recruited independent specialised cybersecurity experts to investigate the hack. Photograph: Con Chronis/AAP

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.