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Sneaky. Hackers are using Booking.com to steal money from people who use the website

Posted by decline (aka Decline) Dec 1 '23, 06:54

Hackers are getting access to the hotel portals and

"Then the hackers log into the Booking.com portal allowing them to see all customers who currently have room or holiday reservations. The hackers then message customers from the official app and are able to trick people into paying money to them instead of the hotel.

Hackers appear to be making so much money in their attacks that they are now offering to pay thousands to criminals who share access to hotel portals.

"The scam is working and it's paying serious dividends," says Rafe Pilling, director of threat intelligence for Secureworks Counter Threat Unit."

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67583486 (www.bbc.com)

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booking.wow booking.yeah booking.scam -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 07:05
booking.com really shows you who has reservations?!? -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 1, 07:01 4
- i assume that has to be done from the hotel-side. hacking into the hotel system to access those bookings. -- nm - Andie Dec 1, 07:02 3
  - The article makes clear the weakness is on the hotel side. - B'nai B'ron Dec 1, 07:05
  - right, the hackers are getting access to the hotel portals that then show customer reservations -- nm - decline Dec 1, 07:05
  - ah\ -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 1, 07:04
That seems ingenious. -- nm - Loyola Dec 1, 07:00

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