EU to probe Booking.com over rise in email scams and fake listings
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The European Union launched an official investigation into online travel agent Booking.com on Wednesday. The probe aims to determine whether the company has breached the bloc's digital rules regarding fake listings and associated consumer risks.
Context for the investigation includes a reported rise in email scams. Specifically, users in Ireland have experienced an uptick in phishing emails that ask them to confirm their reservations and hand over additional money.
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Daily Sabah (Istanbul, Turkey) (TR)Focuses broadly on EU digital rules compliance and fake listings.
Independent.ie (Dublin, Ireland) (IE)Emphasizes local impact, highlighting phishing reports from Irish users.
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