Booking.com Customers Defrauded of £370k in Sophisticated Phishing Scam, Police Issue Warning

• Scammers have reportedly swindled at least 532 travelers on Booking.com out of £370,000 by hacking into hotel accounts.
• The criminals did not breach Booking.com’s main system; instead, they targeted hotel and accommodation providers, subsequently tricking customers with deceptive emails and messages.

A story by Jerry Lawton details a sophisticated phishing scam impacting customers of the online travel agency Booking.com. It explains that fraudsters have hacked into hotel accounts, impersonating the travel agent and conning at least 532 holidaymakers out of a total of £370,000.

The scammers would communicate with customers who had made reservations, requesting payment and credit card details via emails and messages that appeared to…