Booking.com suffers data breach, says customer data possibly exposed
Source: CNA
Published on: 2026-04-15 05:39
SINGAPORE: Online travel agency Booking.com said it suffered a data breach that may have exposed customers' personal details to "unauthorised parties". In an email sent to users on Wednesday (Apr 15) and seen by CNA, Booking.com said it had recently noticed "suspicious activity affecting a number of reservations" and that "unauthorised third parties may have been able to access certain booking information" linked to past or upcoming reservations. The platform confirmed that customers' financial information was not accessed from its systems. "We immediately took action to contain the issue," Booking.com said. "Based on the findings of our investigations to date, accessed information could include booking details and name(s), email address(es) and phone number(s) associated with the booking and anything you may have shared with the accommodation," it added. The platform has sent new P...
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