Re:Booking.com hackers increase attacks on customers
by jacquesm on Friday December 01, 2023 @11:56AM
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That flaw is inherent in credit cards and you as the user have a dispute process at your disposal for charges that you don't want to be on the hook for.
The CVC is just slightly less problematic than the rest of the card data.
And that small hotel in Tyrol is probably ok, but I had my card cloned within minutes of eating at a restaurant in Toronto. The whole concept of a bunch of numbers that allow for arbitrary charges against you is flawed.
Booking.com doesn't facilitate fraud any more than your credit card company does, and so far I've been able to successfully dispute every charge that I did not agree with on my card. The day that changes I'll stop using them entirely.
The CVC is just slightly less problematic than the rest of the card data.
And that small hotel in Tyrol is probably ok, but I had my card cloned within minutes of eating at a restaurant in Toronto. The whole concept of a bunch of numbers that allow for arbitrary charges against you is flawed.
Booking.com doesn't facilitate fraud any more than your credit card company does, and so far I've been able to successfully dispute every charge that I did not agree with on my card. The day that changes I'll stop using them entirely.