Holidaymakers urged to stay alert over Booking.com scam messages

People are being urged to stay alert as a ‘sophisticated’ new scam targeting Booking.com customers is doing the rounds.

Holidaymakers report receiving Whatsapp messages and emails pushing them to confirm and pay again via a new link or risk losing the booking.

The scam follows a breach on the accommodation website in April, which saw ‘unauthorised parties’ gain access to customers’ details.

However, Tech Correspondent Jess Kelly says there are multiple weak points which could have caused this:

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