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Qantas data breach prompts inquiry from Hong Kong privacy regulator

( July 4, 2025, 07:08 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Hong Kong's privacy regulator has reached out to Australia’s largest airline Qantas about a recent cyber incident that may have compromised the data of six million customers. In a statement to MLex, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said it is seeking to understand whether Hong Kong passengers were affected, the number of individuals impacted and what personal data was involved. The regulator said it hasn't received any data-breach notification from the airline, which disclosed on July 2 that unusual activity on a third-party platform may have exposed customers' names, email addresses, phone numbers and other details. The regulator's statement follows:...

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