Booking.com Warns of up to 900% Increase in Travel Scams

7/3/2024

Booking.com is warning that artificial intelligence (AI) is driving a dramatic increase in travel scams. The firm's online safety boss, Marnie Wilking, said there had been "anywhere from a 500% to a 900% increase" in the past 18 months. She said there had been a particularly marked increase in phishing attempts since generative AI tools like ChatGPT burst onto the scene.

BBC News (06/20/24) Tom Gerken