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Information Age: 'The data was first leaked to a clear-web hacking forum at approximately 2.30pm AEDT Saturday' (11 October 2025), about an hour before it went up free on the dark web.
Names the first six firms leaked (Qantas, Vietnam Airlines, Albertsons, Gap, Fujifilm, Engie Resources) and Have I Been Pwned's 7.3 million Vietnam Airlines email addresses, added on 11 October.[1]
ABC News: Qantas customer data hit the dark web over the weekend after the deadline for dozens of Salesforce-linked companies passed; the government stands by not paying ransoms.
The FBI and France's authorities seized the breachforums.hn leak site on 9-10 October; the gang said the leak was still set for 10 October at 11:59 PM EST via its Tor site.[1]
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