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Booking.com Warns Some Customers Hackers Accessed Reservation Data

The alert highlights phishing risk by giving scammers trip details they can use to impersonate hotels or support.

Madrid Aesthetic Clinic Owner Arrested Over Alleged Prepaid Treatment Fraud

FCC Moves to Curb Offshore Call Centers, Sets March Vote on English Standard and Consumer Disclosures

Germany Logged 565,546 Spam Calls in February as Scammers Cycle Numbers and Deploy 'Silent' Calls

Bavarian Woman Loses €2,500 to Fake Hotline After Flight Cancellation Linked to Iran War

IRS Launches Centralized ‘Report Fraud’ Hub on IRS.gov

Odido Breach Deepens With Second Data Dump as Leaked Files Include BSNs

Amanda Holden Issues Fresh Scam Warning After Live Caller Reports Impersonation

Police Probe Alleged AI Image Scam in Augsburg Used-Car Dispute

Germany’s Consumer Watchdog Warns of Amazon Refund Phishing Email Promising €129.89

AI Voice Clones Used to Authorise Fraudulent Direct Debits, UK Watchdog Warns

DHL Withdraws Warning Over Allegedly Fake Delivery Cards After Viral Photo Proves Genuine

German Consumer Watchdog Warns of Active PayPal Phishing Campaign

Cape Town Sets Feb–May 2026 Smart Meter Rollout, Adds Mitchells Plain

Rio Opens 2026 IPVA Payments as City Releases IPTU Guides, Issues Fraud Warnings

German Banks and PayPal Targeted by New Phishing Wave Seeking Mobile-Pay Activations

Phone Spam Escalated in 2025 With Number Cycling, AI Voices and Relentless Call Bursts

São Paulo Police Seize Luxury Goods in ‘Fear of the Pix’ Raids on Fake Iron Maiden Ticket Scheme

Isla & James 'Ghost Store' Taken Down After NSW Fair Trading Intervention

Pleasant Hill Police Recover and Return Majority of $350,000 Lost in Crypto Scam