{"id":50468,"date":"2023-02-08T15:55:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T15:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/34299\/Mysterious-Leak-Of-Booking.com-Data-Being-Used-For-Scams.html"},"modified":"2023-02-08T15:55:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T15:55:08","slug":"mysterious-leak-of-booking-com-data-being-used-for-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/mysterious-leak-of-booking-com-data-being-used-for-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Mysterious Leak Of Booking.com Data Being Used For Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"intro-image intro-left\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/data-leak-800x534.jpeg\" alt=\"Mysterious leak of Booking.com reservation data is being used to scam customers\"><figcaption class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-credit\">Getty Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside id=\"social-left\" class=\"social-left\" aria-label=\"Read the comments or share this article\"> <a title=\"0 posters participating\" class=\"comment-count icon-comment-bubble-down\" href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2023\/02\/mysterious-leak-of-booking-com-reservation-data-is-being-used-to-scam-customers\/?comments=1\"> <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"comment-count-before\">reader comments<\/h4>\n<p> <span class=\"comment-count-number\">34<\/span> <span class=\"visually-hidden\"> with 0 posters participating<\/span> <\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"share-links\">\n<h4>Share this story<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p> <!-- cache miss 17:single\/related:68a2dc36c49f27af0541296379856a1e --><!-- empty --><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>One of the more recent shakedowns happened to an Ars Reader who asked not to be identified by his real name. A few months ago, Thomas, as I\u2019ll call him, reserved and paid for a two-night stay scheduled for this July in a hotel in Italy. Here\u2019s the legitimate reservation:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image shortcode-img center large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/real-bookingcom-resevation.jpg\" class=\"enlarge\" data-height=\"992\" data-width=\"1518\" alt=\"The real reservation from Booking.com.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The real reservation from Booking.com.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/real-bookingcom-resevation-640x418.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/real-bookingcom-resevation-1280x836.jpg 2x\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/real-bookingcom-resevation.jpg\" class=\"enlarge-link\" data-height=\"992\" data-width=\"1518\">Enlarge<\/a> <span class=\"sep\">\/<\/span> The real reservation from Booking.com.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last week, out of the blue, he received two emails. The headers show that the first message came from the genuine Booking.com domain. It purported to have been sent on behalf of the hotel in Italy and asked that he click a non-existent confirm button for his upcoming stay. It went on to inform him that the hotel would \u201calso transfer all bookings made from that address to your account.\u201d As phishy as that sounds, the email included his full name, the confirmation number of his reservation, the correct name of the hotel, and the dates of the stay.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image shortcode-img center large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scammer-email-via-bookingcom01-1.jpg\" class=\"enlarge\" data-height=\"929\" data-width=\"791\" alt=\"First page of the email\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"First page of the email\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scammer-email-via-bookingcom01-1-640x752.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scammer-email-via-bookingcom01-1.jpg 2x\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scammer-email-via-bookingcom01-1.jpg\" class=\"enlarge-link\" data-height=\"929\" data-width=\"791\">Enlarge<\/a> <span class=\"sep\">\/<\/span> First page of the email<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image shortcode-img center large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scammer-email-via-bookingcom02.jpg\" class=\"enlarge\" data-height=\"924\" data-width=\"790\" alt=\"The second page.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The second page.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scammer-email-via-bookingcom02-640x749.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scammer-email-via-bookingcom02.jpg 2x\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scammer-email-via-bookingcom02.jpg\" class=\"enlarge-link\" data-height=\"924\" data-width=\"790\">Enlarge<\/a> <span class=\"sep\">\/<\/span> The second page.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A second email purported to also have been sent by Booking.com on behalf of the hotel, but headers show that it was in fact sent by an address from yandex.net. The email included the previously mentioned confirmation button that led to a URL that was generated by the Russian shortening service nah.uy.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad_wrapper\" aria-label=\"In Content advertisement\"> <span class=\"ad_notice\">Advertisement <\/span> <\/aside>\n<figure class=\"image shortcode-img center large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scammer-email-with-confirm-button.jpg\" class=\"enlarge\" data-height=\"923\" data-width=\"756\" alt=\"The scammer email containing the continue button.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The scammer email containing the continue button.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scammer-email-with-confirm-button-640x781.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scammer-email-with-confirm-button.jpg 2x\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scammer-email-with-confirm-button.jpg\" class=\"enlarge-link\" data-height=\"923\" data-width=\"756\">Enlarge<\/a> <span class=\"sep\">\/<\/span> The scammer email containing the continue button.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Clicking on the confirm button led Thomas to an almost perfect replica of the real Booking.com webpage. It, too, showed his name, the dates and hotel of his stay, and the exact fare he was charged and went on to direct him to enter his payment card.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image shortcode-img center large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fake-bookingcom-payment-site.jpg\" class=\"enlarge\" data-height=\"1080\" data-width=\"1920\" alt=\"The fake Booking.com payment page.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The fake Booking.com payment page.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fake-bookingcom-payment-site-640x360.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fake-bookingcom-payment-site-1280x720.jpg 2x\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fake-bookingcom-payment-site.jpg\" class=\"enlarge-link\" data-height=\"1080\" data-width=\"1920\">Enlarge<\/a> <span class=\"sep\">\/<\/span> The fake Booking.com payment page.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thomas then received a WhatsApp message sent to the number Booking.com had on file for him. It posed as a message from the hotel he had booked with and asked if he needed parking during his stay.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image shortcode-img center large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/whatsapp-message-from-scammer-impersonating-hotel.jpg\" class=\"enlarge\" data-height=\"1600\" data-width=\"855\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/whatsapp-message-from-scammer-impersonating-hotel-640x1198.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"1198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/whatsapp-message-from-scammer-impersonating-hotel.jpg 2x\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thomas didn\u2019t share any of his travel details online. That means the personal information in these scammer-sent emails came either directly or indirectly from Booking.com. It remains unclear precisely how the scammers obtained it.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, it\u2019s easy to chalk up the mystery to some sort of isolated slip up. Web searches, however, show that scams with almost all the same elements have been going on repeatedly for at least five years. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Scams\/comments\/8pkb84\/bookingcom_scam\/\">this thread<\/a> from 2018, a Reddit user reported receiving an email informing them that the reservation they made with Booking.com was on hold because the credit card they used during the booking couldn\u2019t be processed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image shortcode-img center large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/reddit-booking.jpg\" class=\"enlarge\" data-height=\"1629\" data-width=\"1536\" alt=\"A scam email a Booking.com user received in 2018.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A scam email a Booking.com user received in 2018.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/reddit-booking-640x679.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/reddit-booking-1280x1358.jpg 2x\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/reddit-booking.jpg\" class=\"enlarge-link\" data-height=\"1629\" data-width=\"1536\">Enlarge<\/a> <span class=\"sep\">\/<\/span> A scam email a Booking.com user received in 2018.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/34299\/Mysterious-Leak-Of-Booking.com-Data-Being-Used-For-Scams.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50469,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[9945],"class_list":["post-50468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packet-storm","tag-headlineprivacydata-lossfraud"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO 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