Overview
- The NSW Supreme Court issued final orders directing anyone involved in the Qantas hack to stop sharing the data and to delete it from all internet‑accessible locations, including the dark web, with penalties for non‑compliance.
- The court imposed a temporary non‑publication order over the names of a Qantas expert and the airline’s legal team to reduce the risk of retaliation by alleged overseas criminals, with the judge noting offenders tend to move on.
- Qantas says no credit card, personal financial or passport details were taken, though personal information for 5.7 million customers was exposed across varying fields.
- Court filings define the defendants as persons unknown who carried out or assisted the theft and communicated payment demands to Qantas, with allegations the hackers emailed the airline claiming to have stolen confidential data.
- Australian Federal Police are investigating and law firm Maurice Blackburn has lodged a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner on behalf of affected customers.