Mysterious leak of Booking.com reservation data used to scam customers
Somehow, scammers keep accessing customer reservation details, other private data
For almost five years, Booking.com customers have been on the receiving end of a continuous series of scams that clearly demonstrate that criminals have obtained travel plans and other personal information customers provided to the travel site.
Booking.com says there had been no compromise on Booking.com systems, but that “a small number of properties had been targeted by phishing emails sent by cybercriminals and by clicking on those emails, the properties compromised their accounts.”
It’s hard to understand how, after five years, the leak in Booking.com’s partner network continues to spill private data that leaves customers open to scams and other forms of fraud.
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