Booking.com targeted in EU investigation into phishing scams, fraudulent listings
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Wed, 21 October 2026
24 reports- Channel News Asia10:02first to report
- ABC (Spain)10:10
La Comisión Europea ha informado este miércoles del inicio de un expediente formal contra la plataforma de reservas 'online' Booking por no tomar las medidas a que le obliga la Ley europea de Servicios Digitales (DSA, por sus siglas en inglés) contra prácticas ilegales como los anuncios fraudulentos y el riesgo de 'phishing' .En concreto, Bruselas apunta que la compañía no ha «evaluado con diligencia ni mitigado de manera efectiva» los riesgos vinculados con los anuncios fraudulentos y estafas...
- El País (Spain)10:10
La Comisión Europea también abre una investigación sobre la plataforma digital por falta de transparencia en la publicidad
- El Mundo (Spain)10:18
"Los europeos deben poder reservar sus vacaciones sin temor a ser estafados" Leer
- Die Zeit (Germany)10:27
Die EU-Kommission verdächtigt das Reiseportal Booking.com, nicht genug gegen gefälschte Anzeigen und andere Risiken vorzugehen. Dazu leitete sie ein Verfahren ein.
- RMF24 (Poland)10:35
Booking.com pod lupą Brukseli. „To poważny problem”
- La Repubblica (Italy)10:40
L'istruttoria si concentrerà sugli annunci fraudolenti e non conformi, truffe di phishing che sfruttano i dati relativi a prenotazioni e ospiti
- Le Monde (France)10:43
La plateforme de réservation d’hôtels devra démontrer qu’elle a pris des mesures suffisantes afin de protéger ses clients contre les annonces trompeuses et les arnaques en ligne.
- Libération (France)10:59
La procédure annoncée ce mercredi 21 octobre va permettre à Bruxelles de vérifier si la plateforme de réservation d’hôtels a pris des mesures suffisantes afin de protéger ses clients contre les annonces trompeuses et les arnaques en ligne.
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)11:20
Un’indagine per accertare se Booking.com non abbia valutato con la dovuta diligenza né mitigato con efficacia i rischi legati agli annunci fraudolenti e alle truffe di phishing. È la mossa decisa dalla Commissione Europea che ha aperto un’indagine sulla possibile violazione del Digital Services Act, anche in materia di trasparenza in relazione a una segnalazione […] L'articolo L’Ue apre un’indagine su Booking su rischi di falsi annunci, phishing e visibilità degli annunci sponsorizzati proviene...
- Tagesschau (Germany)11:32
Unternimmt das Portal Booking.com genügend gegen Betrüger, die Reisende mit Fake-Anzeigen locken? Die EU will das ermitteln und sicherstellen, dass die Europäer ihren Urlaub ohne Angst buchen können.
- N1 Info (Croatia)11:40
Europska komisija pokrenula je u srijedu istragu protiv Booking.com, najveće svjetske internetske platforme za rezervaciju smještaja, o tome krši li A
- Index.hr (Croatia)11:47
EUROPSKA komisija istražuje krši li Booking.com Akt o digitalnim uslugama zbog propusta u zaštiti korisnika od prijevara i lažnih oglasa.
- 24sata (Croatia)11:56
Europska komisija pokrenula je službenu istragu protiv Booking.coma zbog sumnje u kršenje pravila o digitalnim uslugama, s ciljem zaštite potrošača od lažnih oglasa i internetskih prijevara.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)11:56
Bloc also assesses safeguards against personal data misuse for phishing, payment fraud
- tportal (Croatia)12:02
Europska komisija pokrenula je u srijedu istragu protiv Booking.coma, najveće svjetske internetske platforme za rezervaciju smještaja, o tome krši li Akt o digitalnim uslugama i radi li dovoljno na suzbijanju rizika od lažnih oglasa i prijevara.
- ČT24 (Czechia)12:24
Evropská unie (EU) podniká kroky proti internetové cestovní agentuře Booking.com kvůli tomu, jak rezervační platforma bojuje proti podvodům, a to v době, kdy přibývá případů údajného podvodného jednání.
- Le Monde English13:12
The EU's digital watchdog said it would assess whether the online platform 'properly identified' risks linked to the spread of illegal content such as non-existent properties and fraudsters portraying themselves as the owner of a property and putting it up for rent.
1 reprint
- dailysabah.com21 Oct, 10:04their copy
- Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)13:16
- The Guardian World15:01
European Commission calls accommodation website’s approach to fraudulent listings and phishing scams as ‘absolutely substandard’ EU regulators have opened an investigation into Booking.com, alleging that the accommodation website has not done enough to protect consumers from fake listings and scams. The European Commission, which regulates the world’s biggest tech companies operating in the EU, said Booking.com may have breached the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) with its “absolutely...
- Google News - Europe query15:31
Booking.com Anti-Fraud Practices Face Scrutiny in Europe PYMNTS.com
- ANSA (Italy)15:55
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- ANSA (Italy)15:55
La società: 'Piena collaborazione per contrastare le frodi online'
- Google News - Europe query17:03
Booking.com under investigation by EU regulators over fake listings and scams | European Union The Guardian
Thu, 22 October 2026
1 report- Le Figaro (France)04:38
L’UE dit avoir reçu de nombreuses plaintes sur de fausses annonces et sur des tentatives de phishing qui se multiplient.