Thailand's data watchdog sounds top alert over Booking.com booking scams
Source: The Star
Published on: 2026-04-21 06:54
BANGKOK: Thailand's data watchdog has raised its highest cyber warning after scammers used leaked Booking.com reservation details to impersonate hotels and demand urgent payments. The Personal Data Breach Surveillance Centre, or PDPC Eagle Eye, under the Office of the Personal Data Protection Committee, has raised its cyber threat warning to the highest level after detecting a wave of online fraud targeting users of Booking.com. The agency said criminals were using leaked personal data to run targeted scams that were more convincing and more dangerous than the broad-based online fraud schemes seen in the past. Real booking details used to deceive victims PDPC Eagle Eye said the leaked information in the hands of fraudsters included names, email addresses, phone numbers and, most critically, genuine reservation details such as hotel names and stay dates. That has enabled scammers to p...
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