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Extortion Group Claims Theft of Nearly One Billion Expedia Traveler Records
Security Affairs · By Pierluigi Paganini ·
The Brief
- Russian extortion group n0n claims to have stolen nearly one billion Expedia traveler records.
- The claimed theft reportedly went through a compromised third-party provider.
- The provided sources do not confirm the claim.
Why it matters
If the claim is true, exposed traveler data could be used for phishing and fraud, and developers whose systems connect to third-party travel vendors should review those vendors' access and security.
Who’s affected
- Expedia travelers
- Teams integrating with third-party travel providers
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- #third-party-risk
- #expedia
Russian extortion group n0n claims to have stolen nearly one billion Expedia traveler records through a compromised third-party provider. A newly formed Russian cyber extortion group called n0n claims it has hit Expedia, the world’s second-largest online travel agency, and taken…
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n0n claims theft of nearly one billion Expedia traveler records (reported by Security Affairs)
Security Affairs
Extortion Group Claims Theft of Nearly One Billion Expedia Traveler Records