Scammers Are Using Your Real Hotel Reservations to Trick You With Spear-Phishing Attacks
Wired • 5/28/2026
Summary
Scammers are using real hotel reservations to conduct spear-phishing attacks. Customer data from over 350 hotels worldwide may have been accessed as part of these realistic reservation-hijacking scams.
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Lindy Score Breakdown (V4.2)
6h
Age
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Sources
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Hours Since Seen
Final Score12/100
CategoryAntiLindy
StatusActive
Recency Multiplier97% (0.5^2/48)
Hero EligibleYes
Score BreakdownRisk 70
Source Reputation: Low-trust source (6/20 pts)
Consensus: Single source - no independent confirmation yet
Age: Breaking news - too recent to assess longevity
Stories gain Lindy status through source reputation, network consensus, and time survival.
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