Thieves are running illegal travel agencies with your stolen points

Image: Cyber Giraffe & Ampyx News

How do cyber attackers travel? They use airline miles. Sometimes yours.

Victims are reporting a wave of airline account hacks where they've lost hundreds of thousands of points. Researchers say criminals are raiding rewards accounts to supply their own illegal travel agencies. If you don't have points, they may go for your money.

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Story originally published June 1, 2023.

See print version here at Ampyx News (formerly called Ampere News).

 

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