Five million Qantas customers have had personal information leaked on the dark web. Here’s what you need to know

The number of scams is expected to rise after the personal information of millions of Qantas customers was leaked on the dark web by international hackers.

A hacker collective called Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters released the stolen records from more than 40 companies worldwide , including Qantas, on Saturday after their deadline for ransom payment passed.

Here’s what you need to know about the data breach.