FudSniper has identified a new FUD narrative in the market: Booking.com customers warned of ‘reservation hijacking’ after hack. Here is our analysis of whether this is genuine concern or manufactured fear.
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- com customers warned of ‘reservation hijacking’ after hack 1 day ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service Getty Images A data breach at travel giant Bo
- com is leading to a fresh wave of scams recently dubbed “reservation hijacks”
- Hackers stole customer data that experts say could lead to a surge in the scams as customers are tricked into sending criminals money
- Some customers have contacted the BBC to say they have already started receiving suspicious messages
- com says it has updated Pins for reservations and is sending out emails to affected customers warning them of the heightened risk
- But the Dutch company is refusing to say how many people have been affected and in which regions
- Source: Booking.com customers warned of ‘reservation hijacking’ after hack
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Published by Fudsniper on April 16, 2026. Source: Booking.com customers warned of ‘reservation hijacking’ afte