Qantas investigates booking data impact from Amadeus breach
SpilloverSpillover from the Amadeus incident · View original incident →Qantas investigated whether its booking data had been affected after unauthorised access to travel technology company Amadeus' systems. Qantas notified Australian authorities, and it remained unconfirmed whether passenger records had actually been accessed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Qantas
- Original incident
- Amadeus reservation system breach exposes passenger data at multiple airlines
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Unauthorised access to booking technology provider Amadeus' systems
- Location
- Australia
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Timeline
- It became known that Qantas had investigated whether its booking data had been affected and notified Australian authorities.
Original incident
This is spillover from the Amadeus incident.
Amadeus reservation system breach exposes passenger data at multiple airlines
Impact: Passenger booking data exposed at multiple airlines
Unauthorised access to the reservation system of Spanish travel technology company Amadeus exposed passenger booking data at multiple airlines. Alongside names and itinerary details, some passport numbers and contact details were exposed, with Japan Airlines, ANA and Cathay Pacific among the affected airlines. Further reports followed from Korean Air, Asiana Airlines and others, while Thailand's aviation authorities confirmed that Thai Airways and Bangkok Airways were affected among seven major airlines.
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Other incidents at Qantas
Qantas leaks personal data of around 5 million customers
5mImpact: Personal data of around 5 million customers
Qantas was hit by a cyber-attack in 2025 that leaked customers' personal data. It was initially reported that a system holding the data of 6 million customers had been breached, and the personal data of around 5 million people was subsequently leaked on the dark web. The company responded to the publication of the leaked data and continued its investigation, and the attack was found to be linked to fake IT support calls.
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