Qantas Gets Hacked
The game is afoot.
Millions could be compensated over major Qantas data breach
A national law firm has lodged a representative complaint against Qantas, seeking compensation on behalf of millions of customers whose personal data was compromised in the airline’s recent cyber attack.
Grace Robbie
The OAIC has confirmed receipt of Qantas’s notification under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme and is actively monitoring the airline’s compliance with its privacy obligations.
Maurice Blackburn principal lawyer Elizabeth O’Shea is urging Qantas customers affected by the data breach to register with the firm’s representative complaint, as they await a response from the OAIC.
“While we await a response and potential action from the OAIC in relation to Qantas failing to adequately protect the personal information of its customers, we would encourage Qantas customers who were impacted by the breach to register with us to receive updates about the representative complaint and compensation which may be sought on your behalf. Registration is free and non-binding,” O’Shea said.
“It is early days in what we are learning about the mass data breach, but if you’re one of the millions of people that have had your personal information compromised, you’re eligible to register with us, and we will keep you informed as the matter progresses”.
This will get interesting.
#enoughsaid