QANTAS Cyber Incident

[dajop]

The 'news' has reported what happened when it happened. Why do they need to rehash the same thing every day?

That aside, timing could not have been better for Qantas. Something else was occupying airtime, printspace and web headlines at the time and being rehashed in depth every day for weeks (according to MediaWatch anyway, not from experience as I just turn off both physically and mentally whenever there's a "megastory" out there). Qantas cyberattack-had no chance of getting any meaningful "airtime".

 

[shuuy]

Over dinner tonight

I just heard my brother-in-law lost all his Qantas points, following the inability to access his account for a couple of days.

Unclear where points went.

Resolution underway but unclear after 3 days apparently

Step one is QF asking him for photo ID (which of course has some trust issues)

 

[muppet]

Over dinner tonight

I just heard my brother-in-law lost all his Qantas points, following the inability to access his account for a couple of days.

Unclear where points went.

Resolution underway but unclear after 3 days apparently

Step one is QF asking him for photo ID (which of course has some trust issues)

How many points are we talking?

Do you know the specifics of what data he had leaked?

 

[NM]

How many points are we talking?

Do you know the specifics of what data he had leaked?

And I wonder if his QFF account PIN was his birthday??

 

[henrus]

And I wonder if his QFF account PIN was his birthday??

I thought all elevated things like transfers and changing details required an SMS or email verification at the least.

I guess booking using them wouldn't but that'd be a bit more traceable?

 

[NM]

I thought all elevated things like transfers and changing details required an SMS or email verification at the least.

I guess booking using them wouldn't but that'd be a bit more traceable?

Though once logged into the account, it is likely possible to change the mobile phone number and/or email address details. QFF recently added the option for two-factor authentication, but it is optional and I bet there are are lot of members who have not yet activated it.