Remember the scene from Catch Me If You Can where Leonardo DiCaprio's character effortlessly convinces people he is someone he is not? Cybercriminals today are pulling off a similar con—except their stage is the inbox, and their victims are unsuspecting travellers. A suspected data leak involving hotel reservations booked through Booking.com has triggered a wave of sophisticated phishing attacks targeting Japanese travellers. What makes these scams particularly convincing is that the fraudsters appear to possess accurate booking details, allowing them to create messages cannot be distinguished from legitimate communications. According to Japanese media reports, travellers have been receiving emails and WhatsApp messages claiming that their hotel reservations have encountered problems. Some messages warn that booking information has been compromised, while...
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