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Booking.com warns customers after major data breach hits reservations

Booking.com said suspicious activity affected a number of reservations and reset PINs, while warning customers that exposed data could fuel phishing scams.

  • On Monday, April 13, 2026, Booking.com warned customers that "unauthorised third parties" may have accessed personal information, including names, emails, addresses, and phone numbers linked to reservations.
  • Phishing attacks targeting travelers surged 900 per cent in 2024, prompting heightened security concerns across the travel industry. The National Anti-Scam Centre reported that "phishing swindled victims of more than $31 million last year."
  • Booking.com issued new reservation PIN numbers "to keep your booking secure" and cautioned users that the company will never request credit card details "by email, over the phone, through text or WhatsApp."
  • Steve Atkin from Port Macquarie, New South Wales, reported being defrauded of $100 after a scammer impersonating a Booking.com agent contacted him following a Bali accommodation booking, calling it "a very painful process."
  • Booking.com operates more than 28 million accommodation listings worldwide, connecting travelers across hundreds of countries, while the company pledges to "continue to enhance and extend the robust security measures" protecting user reservations.
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booking.com Warned Users About Leaking Their Personal Data.

The Booking.com booking service sends e-mails to its users stating that "a third person may have obtained unauthorized access to certain data related to your previous or upcoming reservation." BBC News reports.

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Booking.com customers warned of 'reservation hijack' scams after data breach

The travel platform said it had changed Pins to protect customers but would not say how many were affected.

·United Kingdom
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il Giornaleil Giornale
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Hacker to "Booking," Is Alarm Scams

Stolen names, addresses and details of bookings. "Save credit card details"

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Booking.com customers warned hackers could have accessed personal details

Booking.com warned customers' personal details may have been accessed in a breach. See what information was compromised and what you should do.

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Booking.com data breach: customers warned hackers could have accessed personal details

Booking.com warned customers' personal details may have been accessed in a breach. See what information was compromised and what you should do.

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The Data of some Users of the booking.com Site Have Been Stolen in a Computer Attack

·Italy
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Sir Chandler broke the news on Sunday, April 12, 2026.
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