With time, technology has changed very rapidly. While on the one hand, these changes are increasing the convenience of the people, on the other hand, some wrong people do fraud by misusing this technology. People often go for a walk in the summer season. During this time, a large number of hotels and tickets are booked. Meanwhile, shocking information has come to the fore, in which it is being claimed that cyber hackers are taking advantage of this and cheating people in a new way. This type of fraud is called summer vacation scams.
Fraud with tourists traveling
In fact, in May 2024, a report stated that travelers traveling during summer holidays were the target of hackers. Cybercriminals want to obtain the personal information of the travelers. The report further states that more than 25 thousand domains have been registered during the last year. There are clouds of suspicion on many domains in this. The report states that this figure has almost doubled during the last one year.
This is how hackers target people
At the same time, the cyber security firm has claimed in its report that many domains have been found suspicious. Hotel and booking names have been used the most in this. This type of fake website contains a phishing email, which looks completely real from the outside. The design and logo of these websites are also very good. The report further states that as soon as users open these fake websites, this website take people to another link, during which the personal information of the users is stolen.
How to protect yourself from summer vacation scams
If you are planning to go somewhere for a holiday during the summer, then keep in mind that the website from where you booked the hotel is real. To correctly identify the website, look at the HTTPS URL at the beginning of the website. If anything seems suspicious in the link, then immediately leave the website.
Along with this, to go somewhere during the summer, take the help of a known website for flight booking. Do not enter any personal information on any unknown website or website that seems unsafe. By doing this, you can avoid summer vacation scams to a great extent.
Use your email very carefully. No matter how safe the website is, check it thoroughly once before entering sensitive information like email.
If you find anything wrong on the website while booking hotels and flights, immediately inform the company about it. By doing this, your sensitive information will be safe.
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