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Update: Market Chatter: Qantas Airways Probes Potential Systems Breach After Phishing Attempts Target Hotel Booking Customers

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Qantas Airways (ASX:QAN) is investigating a potential systems breach following indications that some customers of its Qantas Hotels service were targeted through phishing attempts, the Australian Financial Review reported Thursday, citing a Qantas spokesperson.

The potential breach may have been caused by a third-party intermediary that facilitates bookings between the airline's portal and its hotel partners, anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter told the news outlet.

In response to anemail request for comment, a Qantas Loyalty spokesperson confirmed the phishing incident and told its customers to ignore suspicious WhatsApp messages claiming to be from a hotel.

(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)

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