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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Griffin

Booking.com data breach as customers’ holiday information is stolen

  • Booking.com has warned its users that their personal holiday information may have been stolen in a recent cyber attack.
  • The online travel agent stated that "unauthorised third parties" could have gained access to booking details, names, emails, addresses, phone numbers and other information shared with accommodation providers.
  • The company confirmed that no financial information was compromised during the breach.
  • Users were cautioned that the stolen data could potentially be used by attackers for further malicious activities.
  • Booking.com did not disclose the total number of individuals affected by the cyber incident.

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