Booking.com users could have had personal information about their holidays stolen in a cyber attack, the company has warned.
The online travel agent – which connects holidaymakers with accommodation, and says that it has had more than 1.8 billion guests since 2010 – has sent out an alert to users to tell them they may have been part of a hack.
“Unauthorised third parties” could have gained access to information about people’s holidays, they were warned.
“Based on the findings of our investigation to date, accessed information could include booking details and name(s), emails, addresses, phone numbers associated with the booking and anything that you may have shared with the accommodation,” according an email sent by Booking.com to users.
The company stressed that financial information had not been taken as part of the hack. But users were warned that attackers could potentially use the information to steal from users.
Booking.com did not say how many people had been affected by the hack.
It is the latest in a run of attempts to steal information from travellers. Booking.com itself has been hit by attacks in the past, and the potentially personal and useful data that is stored on such sites can make them a particularly appealing target for cyber attackers.
