Australian Airlines disclosed on the 12th that the privacy data of its 5.7 million customers stolen by hackers had been leaked to the Internet.

Australian Airlines in July that hackers had stolen customer privacy data stored in an Australian customer contact center by attacking a computer system managed by a third-party agency.

According to AFP, the "third-party" agency called by Australian Airways refers to U.S. software company Fortune Time. According to media reports, hackers also stole customer data from many other large multinational companies, victims including Disney, IKEA, Google, Toyota, McDonald's and others.