Booking.com confirms reservation data breach tells customers hackers 'may have been able to access certain booking information'

Date:
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:25:00 +0000

Description:
Booking.com confirms breach and warns users about phishing attacks.

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now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Join the club Get full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards. Explore An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Booking.com warns users of data breach affecting reservation details Exposed info includes names, emails, addresses, and phone numbers Company reset PINs, cautions about phishing attacks targeting recent bookings Booking.com is notifying some of its users about a data breach which may have leaked their personal information.

Platform users reached out to TechRadar Pro to say they were receiving
warning emails from the platform, with one saying, I got sent this e-mail 12 hours ago from booking.com (twice - for 2 different bookings)." In its email, the company said that it recently noticed suspicious activity affecting a number of reservations, which prompted an investigation. Based on the findings, accessed information could include booking details, names, emails, addresses, phone numbers, and anything that you may have shared with the property. Article continues below You may like Flickr confirms data breach, tells customers their private info may have been affected - here's what we know Eurail confirms stolen traveler data is on sale in the dark web - and it still doesn't know who is behind the attack Loblaw confirms data breach, says 'basic customer information' affected

To keep your booking secure, we've updated the PIN number of your
reservation, it concluded, and warned users about possible phishing attacks
in the near future. Targeting Booking.com Attacks seem to have started happening already, though, as a user told TechCrunch they received a message via WhatsApp which included booking details and personal information.

The user later told TechRadar Pro they received three emails from the platform, all for bookings made in the past week, speculating that the information concerned recent bookings rather than whole accounts.

They confirmed to be a standard customer, booking accommodation through the web interface. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners
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According to some sources, Booking is the most-visited travel website in the world, with more than 560 million visits per month, globally. The platform offers accommodation listings in more than 220 countries and territories, and provides access to millions of properties, including hotels, homes, apartments, and other lodging types.

Its popularity also makes it a major target for cybercriminals, who often manage to find their way inside. In mid-January 2026, for example, news broke of hundreds of Dutch travelers being defrauded as hackers managed to hijack their accounts. The best antivirus for all budgets Our top picks, based on real-world testing and comparisons

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