Booking.com warns customers of hack that exposed their data
5 hours ago
- #Cybersecurity
- #Booking.com
- #Data Breach
- Booking.com experienced a data breach where unauthorized parties accessed some customers' booking information.
- Affected data includes booking details, names, emails, addresses, phone numbers, and information shared with accommodations; financial information was not accessed.
- This is part of a series of cybercrime attempts on Booking.com, including recent scams and a 2018 phishing attack.
- Booking.com reported the breach 22 days late to Dutch regulators, resulting in a €475,000 fine.
- The industry faces calls to address fake listings on booking websites.