Qantas Airways Says Hackers Leaked Data on Its Customers
Qantas Airways Says Hackers Leaked Data on Its Customers
Qantas Airways said criminals stole nearly six million of its customer records in July as part of an attack on companies around the world.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate, with the main claim about the data breach being supported by multiple sources. There's a slight slant towards reporting the facts without much emotional language, keeping it relatively neutral. The number of affected customers varies slightly across sources, but the core event is consistently reported.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Qantas Airways said criminals stole nearly six million of its customer records in July as part of an attack on companies around the world.
- Verification Source #1: Reports hackers leaked Qantas data containing 5 million customer records.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms over a million customers' personal data leaked, with another four million having name and email taken.
- Verification Source #3: States the data breach will impact 6 million airline customers.
- Verification Source #4: Qantas proactively advised impacted customers in July.
- Assessment: Mostly supported. The claim of 'nearly six million' is supported by Source 3. Source 2 provides a breakdown of the affected customers, totaling 5 million. Source 1 mentions 5 million. Source 4 confirms Qantas acknowledged the incident in July. The 'attack on companies around the world' part is not explicitly verified by the sources, but the focus is on the Qantas breach.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 3: Qantas data breach to impact 6 million airline customers
- Source 2: Qantas confirms personal data of over a million customers leaked in ...
- Source 4: In July Qantas proactively advised all impacted customers of the types of their personal data that was contained in the impacted system and this has not changed