/ 02 May 2024

You shall not pass

Qantas

Qantas says it’s fixed a serious data breach that allowed some passengers to access the boarding passes of other flyers. Travellers who logged into the Qantas app yesterday morning captured screenshots showing they were seeing other people’s flight info instead of their own. Technology writer Trevor Long says he got about 12 people’s details – including their upcoming flight info, points balance and status. Qantas says it “sincerely apologises” for the incident but doesn’t believe anyone travelled with “incorrect boarding passes”. The airline says the incident was probably caused by a system update rather than a cyber security incident. It’s been a tough couple of days for Aussie airlines – with Bonza vowing it will “fight on” (paywall) despite being placed into voluntary administration. 

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