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Scammers Are Using Your Real Hotel Reservations to Trick You With Spear-Phishing Attacks

WIRED·Matt Burgess·3 days ago
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Travelers’ information and booking details may have been stolen from hundreds of hotels around the world, according to new findings from security researchers. These swiped trip details, such as booking names and reservation information, are then being repurposed by cybercriminals to create highly targeted phishing messages used to steal credit card information. At least 350 hotels, vacation rentals, motels, and guesthouses in 50 different countries have been caught up in so-called reservation hijacking scams, according to an analysis of phishing messages and cybercriminal infrastructure by security company Norton. Researchers say the use of legitimate booking information in phishing messages may increase the chances that someone clicks on a fraudulent link and hands over other sensitive details to criminals. “This is really targeted,” says Luis Corrons, who led the research by Norton’s parent company, Gen Digital.…

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