Independent hotel firm HEI Hotels, which operates hotels for the nation’s biggest brands such as Marriott, Starwood and Hyatt, says it has been hit by a data breach. The company says malware was discovered on point of sale systems linked to 20 hotels in 10 states. The hack was discovered in June and dates back […]
Month: August 2016
£12m lost to holiday-home scams
Holidaymakers heading off to a sunny poolside villa are being urged to check that the property exists as UK travel companies are accused of not doing enough to prevent online holiday-home fraud. Despite companies knowing about the problem for years, people are still losing precious breaks and millions of pounds after falling victim to scammers. […]
Thomas Cook employee jailed for £60k credit card frauds
A Thomas Cook business assistant was jailed for nearly five years for duping the travel firm and a previous employer out of more than £60,000. Angelika Schell, 54, treated herself to lunches, flights abroad, and taxis rides to work with her Thomas Cook company credit card. She stole £37,000 over two years, and tried to […]
Employees still falling for phishing scams
One third of employees are still likely to fall victim to phishing attacks, risking their company’s entire network security, it has been found. The figures come from Duo Security via one of its free tools, which it launched at the time of RSA conference in March 2016. 11,542 employees across 400 companies were put to […]
Scams con artists will use to steal your passport
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has revealed some of the most common ways British tourists have had their passports nicked while on holiday. With more than 21,000 passports stolen or lost last year, the FCO has launched a social media campaign – called #PassportAware – to encourage Britons to prevent their travel documents from falling […]
Cybercrime is flourishing
It is very clear from the figures released by the various fraud prevention agencies that there is a dramatic increase in cybercrime and real-time fraud. Should the losses continue to persist at the current growth rate, the financial services industry is in for torrid times! Ultimately, it is the attitudes around fraud that need to […]
British Airways is not giving away free airline tickets
If you’ve seen a photo of a first class British Airways ticket being posted on friends’ Facebook walls with captions like ‘worth a shot’ or ‘probably fake but giving it a try anyway’, don’t be tempted to join them. This viral post claims to be a competition held by British Airways to give out 100 […]
Irishman accused of organising Olympic ticket fraud
Police in Rio de Janeiro have arrested an Irishman on suspicion of organising a massive Olympics ticket fraud – for a British company accused of the same offence during the 2014 World Cup. Kevin James Mallon, 36, was arrested on Friday night near the Maracana stadium, after being caught selling tickets for the Olympics opening […]