Have you been Thomas Crooked? Watch out for cybercrims slinging holiday-themed fakes

Have you been Thomas Crooked? Watch out for cybercrims slinging holiday-themed fakes

Bed, board and flights of fancy as fraudsters register scam websites


Thomas Cook's former breach detection contractor has warned of a sharp spike in scammers setting up fake websites to lure ex-staff and customers alike.


Digital risk biz Skurio said it has spotted "a flurry of web domain registration activity" focused on Thomas Cook-themed domain names. These appear to have been set up by scammers looking to make a quick buck out of the desperate, stranded and newly unemployed alike.


The world's oldest travel agent, which also had its own airline, collapsed into liquidation at the end of September, taking 9,000 jobs with it. The Civil Aviation Authority is in the midst of a two-week rescue operation using chartered airliners to bring holidaymakers back home, with 44 flights ..

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