Travel Industry and Travellers Important Target of Phishing This Summer
Consumers should be extra vigilant during their holidays due to the heightened cybersecurity risks. That warning comes from Check Point, a leading provider of security solutions.
The company sees, among other things, a phishing trend in which hackers pose as well-known travel companies because holidaymakers are looking for last minutes.
Despite increased costs and problems at airports, international travel is expected to increase by 11 percent this summer. As a result, according to Check Point Research, hackers widely impersonate well-known travel industry companies for phishing attacks.
'Holiday travellers looking for last-minute available trips, hotels and attraction offers are sensitive to emails about those topics. For example, there is a fraudulent e-mail from Delta Airline...