A cyber security firm claims to have discovered a malicious script injected into the British Airways website, which could be the cause of the data hack that affected 380,000 customer transactions. BA said it was unable to comment on a BBC report that said a RiskIQ researcher analysed code from the airline’s website and app […]
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BA faces multi-million-pound data breach compensation
British Airways faces legal action for ‘inconvenience, distress and misuse’ caused to passengers who were the victim of a huge cyber attack. Details of the data breach were revealed on Thursday, when the airline announced it had been hit by the cyber attack that had compromised passenger details between August 21 and September 5. Up […]
Stena Line workers targeted in data hack
The bank accounts and personal details of up to 800 ferry workers are reported to have been hacked. Stena Line discovered that UK workers’ data had been accessed by hackers who broke into its systems via fraudulent emails, according to The Sunday Times. The hack follows British Airways disclosure that customer details from 380,000 online […]
Firms not fully alert to dangers of cyber crime
Ben Dickinson, cyber security consultant for technology giant ABB, said the pace of change in the way people work and increasingly sophisticated methods of hacking were a recipe for potential trouble. While some companies are on top of the need to protect their operations and employees, others are naive to the dangers or unwilling to […]
Employee admits cheating hotel out of £16,000
A debt-ridden hotel worker who was struggling with payday loans cheated her bosses out of more than £16,000 so she could keep up with her repayments, a court was told today. Stacy Seabourne, 41, made bogus refunds to her own debit cards from the Tewkesbury Park Hotel where she was employed as meetings and golf […]
Travel pass fraudsters busted after £50k sham
A couple produced and sold hundreds of fake bus and train passes in a £50,000 fraud, a court heard. But the racket was rumbled by railway officials as the passes were too wide for new ticket machines at stations. Police who raided the Wolverhampton home of Steve Taylor found bundles of counterfeit tickets and passes […]
British Airways data breach
British Airways’s boss has apologised for what he says was a sophisticated breach of the firm’s security systems, and has promised compensation. Alex Cruz told the BBC that hackers carried out a “sophisticated, malicious criminal attack” on its website. The airline said personal and financial details of customers making or changing bookings had been compromised. […]
Hackers posing as CEOs over email is increasing
Callous con artists are targeting people who have already been a victim of timeshare fraud to steal more of their cash, it was claimed today. No, you’re not being paranoid. Yes, that urgent email from the CEO could actually be an evil plot. At least, that’s what researchers from global telecommunications company Verizon found in […]
Con artists steal more than £7million from timeshare owners
Callous con artists are targeting people who have already been a victim of timeshare fraud to steal more of their cash, it was claimed today. Victims of ‘timeshare recovery fraud’ across Britain reported losing a total of more than £7million this year between January and July, according to Action Fraud. The average loss was £14,000 […]
Thousands affected in Air Canada mobile app security breach
Thousands of Air Canada passengers’ personal details are suspected to have been accessed in a data breach of the airline’s mobile app. Users who had entered their passport details have been warned that they may have had data stolen. The airline said it has now adopted improved password guidelines. Air Canada said: “There are approximately […]
Fresh warning over fake holiday sickness claims
A fresh warning has been issued to solicitors over false holiday sickness claims. Law firm regulator the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has reminded them of their responsibilities when handling holiday illness claims. The SRA currently has 18 cases under investigation involving solicitors and false holiday sickness claims. Holiday sickness claims in Britain had increased by […]
Delay to holiday sickness small claims court plans
Plans to raise the maximum value of personal injury claims such as holiday sickness in the small claims court have been delayed for a year. The government’s change of stance means that rules that were scheduled to come into effect in April 2019 will now be implemented in April 2020. From then, personal injury claims […]
Agents warned of airline ticketing scam
Travel agents have been warned of an airline ticketing scam that has forced at least one business to close and fleeced the industry out of millions of pounds. Industry body Prevention Of Fraud in Travel (Profit) said 54 agencies had fallen victim to what is being termed ‘corporate referral fraud’. Fraudsters posing as international employees […]
Thomas Cook admits data breach
Thomas Cook has suffered a data breach which exposed the names, email addresses, and flight details of customers. Blogger Roy Solberg, a Norwegian security researcher accessed the customer data through vulnerabilities, which he has since reported, according to Sky News. Thomas Cook said the gaps in its security have since been plugged. It said Solberg […]
Travel cyber risks rising exponentially
Cyber resilience has become “fundamental” to travel, but there is insufficient perception of the risks according to a leading specialist in disaster management. Professor Lee Miles of Bournemouth University’s Disaster Management Centre in the UK told the Resilience Through Tourism Summit in Jordan in June: “Risk is rising exponentially. “Cybersecurity is becoming more and more […]
Be wary of approaches from unscrupulous claims firms
Holidaymakers are being urged to be wary of approaches from individuals or companies encouraging them to submit exaggerated or false holiday sickness claims. ABTA issued a warning after research found that 70% of Brits don’t realise that making a false claim for holiday sickness could result in a prison sentence in the UK or abroad […]
Sickness claim costs
A fixed recoverable costs regime which has been extended to gastric illness claims made abroad will not be applied to all personal injury claims relating to package holidays, a government report has concluded. The Ministry of Justice today published the findings of a call for evidence into how to handle personal injury claims related to […]
Online airline ticket fraudsters arrested
Law enforcement agencies have arrested 141 people during a Europol-backed crackdown on internet airline fraud ticket. During the four-day effort, which took place over last weekend, the eleventh Global Airport Action Days (GAAD) initiative targeted criminals suspected of traveling with airline tickets bought using stolen, compromised or fake credit card details. The operation resulted in […]
Travel agent fraudster jailed after £16,000 false claim
A fraudster has been jailed after using his position at a travel agents to make a £16,000 false travel insurance claim. As well as making the false claim on a trip to Las Vegas, Simon Dinham also used his job to steal £53,000 from customers by taking their money and not booking their agreed flights. […]
TUI warns customers about Facebook scam
TUI is warning customers about a Facebook scam using its name. The Facebook page posing as the travel giant is doing the rounds offering the chance to win free holidays. The page asks users to sign up with their personal details so they can be contacted if they ‘win’. One fake page, with a competition […]