A bogus email from a UK airport attempted to defraud thousands of people, it has emerged. The scam used a fake gov.uk address, but the messages were prevented from ever reaching their intended recipients. It was one of a range of cyber-attacks prevented last year by GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre. NCSC has not revealed […]
Month: July 2019
Travel firms warned to take steps to prevent employee fraud
All travel businesses are vulnerable to fraud committed by their own staff and need to take steps to prevent it, the counter fraud campaign 2019 has warned. Employee fraud has come under the spotlight this week in part three of a 10-week email awareness campaign being sent out to travel anti-fraud group Profit’s membership organisations […]
Know your suppliers, warns travel counter fraud campaign
Checking and knowing the companies you work with means your own firm is less exposed to potential fraud risks, according to the latest instalment of the Counter Fraud Campaign 2019. The email campaign, which includes free tips on fraud awareness and prevention, is being run by travel anti-fraud group Profit in conjunction with the Fraud […]
New online rules risk massive loss of business
Amadeus has warned new EU anti-fraud rules risk “massive loss of business” for online retailers despite the UK regulator’s decision to delay enforcement. An EU requirement for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) on e-commerce payments over £30 means card issuers could decline transactions without two-factor authentication from September 14. Jean-Christophe Lacour, Amadeus head of merchant services, […]
Flexible Autos hit by cyberattack
Car hire specialist Flexible Autos has reassured its agent partners that all reservations are unaffected after it fell victim to a cyberattack. The trade-only supplier said its technology was compromised on Sunday (July 7) by a “malicious attack” and that it closed its systems in response to protect agent and supplier partners. In a media […]
Marriott to be fined £99m for massive data breach
Hotel giant Marriott International is to be fined £99m following a massive data breach which came to light last year. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the personal information of 339 million customers was compromised and today issued a notice of its intention to fine the US hotel group. It comes just days after the […]
Anti-fraud awareness campaign to launch
Travel anti-fraud group Profit is to launch an email awareness campaign to harden the industry against fraud and cybercrime. The campaign, which goes live tomorrow (July 5) and is due to last around ten weeks, includes free tips on how to identify, deal with and reduce the risks of crime. It is Profit’s second such […]
BA faces record £183m data breach fine
British Airways faces a fine of more than £183 million following the theft of customer data from its website last year. The airline revealed today that it had received a penalty notice from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and that it plans to appeal. The ICO has indicated that it proposes to impose a […]
Crime agencies ask trade to share details of fraud
Fraud prevention agencies have combined forces to study the extent of the issue in the travel industry and are asking the trade to help with research. Prevention of Fraud in Travel (PROFiT), Fraud Intelligence Network (FIN), City of London Police and National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) are carrying out a case study on payment fraud. […]
Industry’s biggest fraud survey launches
Travel companies are being urged to take part in the industry’s biggest fraud survey and data analysis. The study aims to analyse information from more than 1,000 UK and Irish travel companies to produce new guidance for the trade – and potentially uncover criminal gangs operating in the sector. It will be the first time […]