Qantas could face very serious penalties after customer data was posted online , with millions of potentially impacted customers warned not to go looking for the leaked information and to be alert for scams.

The flying kangaroo was one of six global companies to have its data released at the weekend after hackers from Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters made good on a ransom threat .

The leak stemmed from up to 5.7 million of Qantas’ customers having their data compromised in one of its offshore call centres that used Salesforce software.

Details included full names, email addresses and Frequent Flyer details, as well as business and home addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, gender and, in fewer cases, meal preferences.

While Qantas might have outsourced its functions, it certainly d

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