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Sead Fadilpašić

Holiday season is here — but watch out, hackers are launching more phishing scams and attacks than ever before

Booking.com.
  • Check Point Research warns summer vacation scams are surging, with hospitality/travel firms hit by 2,291 weekly attacks in May 2026 alone
  • Attack volume doubled vs. May 2023; 47k+ new travel domains registered, 1 in 112 already flagged malicious
  • Booking, Airbnb, and Skyscanner spoofed; travelers urged to verify domains before entering personal or payment data

Scams targeting people looking to book their summer vacations are spiking, researchers have claimed - and not only that, but the volume of attacks is significantly larger than last year, or the year before, indicating a growing problem.

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