--- title: "Customer data potentially exposed in breach at Booking.com, one of the world’s largest hotel reservation platforms" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/283066853.md" description: "Booking.com has reported a data breach where unauthorized actors may have accessed customer information, including email addresses and phone numbers. The company stated that while booking details and personal information were compromised, financial data and home addresses were not accessed. Booking.com has issued new PINs to affected users and advised them to be cautious of phishing attempts. This incident is part of a broader trend of cybercrime targeting the platform, which has faced increased scams in recent years." datetime: "2026-04-17T00:07:20.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/283066853.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/283066853.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/283066853.md) --- # Customer data potentially exposed in breach at Booking.com, one of the world’s largest hotel reservation platforms In a recent e-mail to users, the company said it had "recently noticed suspicious activity affecting a number of reservations." Investigations found that the compromised data may include booking details, names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers linked to reservations, as well as any information customers shared with the property they booked. The Netherlands-based company, however, said financial information and home addresses were not accessed from its systems. "We have dedicated teams and employ machine learning tooling to monitor, detect and block suspicious activity around the clock and continuously work to enhance the robust security measures we have in place," it said. Booking.com, one of the world's largest hotel reservation platforms, did not disclose further details about the scale of the breach, including the number of affected users. The logo of Booking.com is seen on a building in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Photo by Unsplash/Jas Rolyn _TechCrunch_ reported earlier that some customers said they received a phishing message via WhatsApp that included "booking details and personal information." That suggests hackers are leveraging the stolen information to target Booking.com customers. Booking.com said it has since issued new PINs to users with reservations and "immediately took action to contain the issue." It also warned customers to remain vigilant against suspicious e-mails or phone calls impersonating properties or the platform, stressing that it would never request credit card details via e-mail, phone calls, text messages or WhatsApp. The incident marks the latest in a string of cybercrime attempts targeting Booking.com, which has in recent times grappled with a surge in scams on its platform, according to _The Guardian_. Fraudsters have been known to request payment details under the pretext of pre-authorization or trip verification, before making large unauthorized charges. In 2018, attackers deployed phishing techniques to obtain login credentials from hotel employees in the United Arab Emirates, enabling them to access the booking information of more than 4,000 users on the platform. Booking.com’s website shows that 6.8 billion customers have booked hotel rooms and homes since 2010. ### Related Stocks - [BKNG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BKNG.US.md) - [AWAY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AWAY.US.md) - [BKNU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BKNU.US.md) - [BEDZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BEDZ.US.md) - [FLYU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FLYU.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [BUZZ-Street View: Middle East war rattles Booking Holdings, but doesn't break the bull case](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284568476.md) - [Booking Holdings expects Middle East conflict to impact bookings through June](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284441867.md) - [Booking Holdings cuts revenue forecast, expects Middle East conflict to hit bookings](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284445609.md) - [23:40 ETADT Inc. Data Breach: Edelson Lechtzin LLP Launches Investigation Into Exposure of Personal Information](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284306303.md) - [Delay in publication of the 2025 year end results](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284170209.md)