The incident, now contained, impacted customer data, according to Qantas, including names, email addresses, and Qantas Frequent Flyer details.
“Since the incident, we have put in place a number of additional cyber security measures to further protect our customers’ data, and are continuing to review what happened,” said Qantas Group CEO Vanessa Hudson in a statement.
Martin Creighan, Commvault’s Vice President, Asia Pacific, said the rising frequency of cyberattacks across the region should be a wake-up call.
“With recovery times stretching into weeks, the risk to business continuity has never been higher. Resilience must be driven from the boardroom – not just the IT team,” Creighan said in a statement.