Australian airline Qantas disclosed that it detected a cyberattack on Monday after threat actors gained access to a third-party platform containing customer data.

Qantas told the Financial Times it was investigating whether the Scattered Spider cyber criminal group was behind the attack. The strike comes days after the FBI warned there were signs the group had started to target the global airline sector.

Cybersecurity giants and the FBI warn that the notorious hacking group is now targeting the aviation sector with advanced social engineering tactics, raising alarms during peak travel season.