Holiday travelers looking for a place to stay are landing on copies of popular rental platforms, complete with host names, ratings and reviews, that ask for their passwords, personal details and credit card numbers. The sites, spotted and taken down by Fortra’s Intelligence and Research Experts (FIRE) team, rely on familiar branding, copied property listings and reservation details, along with urgent messages meant to rush visitors into acting.
Rental phishing sites use live chat to win over hesitant travelers
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