Radisson Hotel Group has confirmed that it has suffered a data breach Attack.Databreach on affecting “ a small percentage of our Radisson Rewards members ” . Business Traveller was alerted to the incident by one of our readers , who had received an email from Radisson confirming that his details had been compromised Attack.Databreach . Radisson says that it identified the breach on October 1 , although it ’ s not clear exactly when the incident occured . A statement on the group ’ s website states : “ This data security incident did not compromise Attack.Databreach any credit card or password information . Our ongoing investigation has determined that the information accessed Attack.Databreach was restricted to member name , address ( including country of residence ) , email address , and in some cases , company name , phone number , Radisson Rewards member number and any frequent flyer numbers on file . “ Upon identifying this issue Radisson Rewards immediately revoked access to the unauthorized person ( s ) . All impacted member accounts have been secured and flagged to monitor for any potential unauthorized behavior . “ While the ongoing risk to your Radisson Rewards account is low , please monitor your account for any suspicious activity . You should also be aware that third parties may claim to be Attack.Phishing Radisson Rewards and attempt to gather personal information by deception ( known as “ phishing Attack.Phishing ” ) , including through the use of links to fake websites . Radisson Rewards will not ask for your password or user information to be provided in an e-mail . “ Radisson Rewards takes this incident very seriously and is conducting an ongoing extensive investigation into the incident to help prevent data privacy incidents from happening again in the future. ” Radisson says that affected members will have receives an email notification from Radisson Rewards either yesterday ( October 30 ) or today ( October 31 ) . In the FAQs Radisson stresses that credit card data was not exposed by the breach Attack.Databreach , nor were members ’ passwords or travel histories / future stays . The hotel group is the latest in a line of travel companies to suffer data breaches Attack.Databreach , with British Airways and Cathay Pacific both admitting to compromised Attack.Databreach data in the last couple of months .

Flipkart has recently posted a story to make people aware of fake Flipkart websites . The e-commerce giant on its blog 'Flipkart stories ' said that people need to be beware of email , call , SMS , WhatsApp message or any social media message which claims to be Attack.Phishing offering unbelievable discounts and offers from Flipkart . Flipkart said : “ Be warned that these messages are not sent Attack.Phishing by official Flipkart channels , but by fraudsters and scammers who intend to deceive Attack.Phishing you . If you are not careful , you may be at the receiving end of fraud . Fraudsters intend to make a fast buck by misappropriating the familiar Attack.Phishing and trustworthy name of Flipkart . You are advised not to trust these fraudulent individuals or agencies with your money , or your personal and financial information . Always check with authentic and original Flipkart sources first. ” The content of the fake messages or calls sent Attack.Phishing by the fraudulent may include references to tempting deals , discounts and offers on Flipkart . The fake messages may closely resemble Attack.Phishing the Flipkart ’ s official logos , typefaces and brand colour while some may also contain the word ‘ Flipkart ’ in the URL . Then how can you catch them ? 1 ) Fake websites : The websites such as ‘ flipkart.dhamaka-offers.com , flipkart-bigbillion-sale.com ’ contain the name of the company in their URL . Such websites pretend to be Attack.Phishing associated with Flipkart by using similar-looking and similar-sounding names . However , they are not authorised by Flipkart . 2 ) WhatsApp , Facebook Messenger and/or other social messaging platforms : Fraudsters may try to send Attack.Phishing the customers messages via social messaging platforms and many have also reported the same . These imposters will ask for your personal details or will be asked to share these fraudulent messages with friends and family members to win prizes . Apart from these customers might also be offered products at ‘ unbelievable ’ prices such as a 32 GB pen drive for Rs 25 . Customers will be asked to make payments via online wallets , bank transfer or other means to avail free gifts . To this , Flipkart has directed the customers to not reply to these messages or click any of the links the fake messages contain without verifying it with the company . “ Flipkart has no connection with these fraudulent senders , and we have no control over any information that you share with them . Any details that you share with these fraudulent senders that impersonate Flipkart can compromise your personal and financial information . Payments once made to these accounts can not be retrieved or reversed , and you may be cheated of your hard-earned money , ” the e-commerce website said . 3 ) Fake Calls or SMS to customers : Sometimes , customers may also receive calls from an unknown number . The may speak in any language such as English , Hindi among others . The person might lure Attack.Phishing customers by offering free gifts or by saying that your mobile number has been selected via a lucky draw , etc . To avail these gifts , the imposter will ask you for your personal details and access to bank account numbers among other things . They may also lure Attack.Phishing you to a website appearing very similar to Flipkart or send Attack.Phishing you a fake fabricated certificate . They may also claim to be Attack.Phishing Flipkart employees or partners and may display fake identifiation as proof . “ It is easy to fabricate such documents in order to make you believe that they are genuine . You may also be asked to transfer money to certain digital wallets to claim prizes or gifts . Note that these accounts are not managed by Flipkart , but by fraudsters who want to cheat you , ” Flipkart said . 4 ) Phishing ( Fake Emails ) : Phishing Attack.Phishing is a fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames , passwords , and credit card details for malicious reasons by disguising as Attack.Phishing a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication . Phishing emails are sent Attack.Phishing by fraudsters . The emails may ask you to visit malicious links through which your personal and/or financial information can be obtained and be used without your consent to carry out fraudulent transactions . You may lose money , personal and sensitive information and your systems — desktop computers , laptops or mobile phones — can get potentially compromised by malware/viruses upon opening or clicking on links in such emails . 5 ) Online games/websites ( discount coupons/gift vouchers/offers/online games ) : Online scams of this type reach out to customers , asking them to play games such as ‘ spin the wheel , ’ which promise free gifts , cash prizes , and other tempting bait . The players are often asked to share the game with their contacts to be able to avail the prize , which , of course , never materializes . 6 ) From Marketplace Sellers : While you may have received an order placed on Flipkart , you may receive a pamphlet or inserts , asking you to make future purchases on some other online shopping site or portal to avail higher discounts . Similarly , sellers/callers posing as sellers may ask you to place an order directly with them and may ask for payment to be made directly . Often , they may ask you to cancel your Flipkart order . Once you agree to any such deal with these fraudulent sellers , Flipkart will not have any control over any information you might share with them . You are at risk of fraud if you accept such offers .

NETFLIX users are once again being warned not to fall Attack.Phishing for fake emails asking customers to update their payment details . The emails claim to be Attack.Phishing from the streaming service but are actually from scammers trying to steal your money . The convincing message reads : `` We 're having some trouble with your current billing information . `` We 'll try again , but in the meantime you may want to update your payment details . '' At the end of the email , there is a red button that tells you to `` Update Account now '' . But if you click on it and follow the link , you will be taken Attack.Phishing to a fake website that is actually run by scammers who may use the information you enter to hack your bank account . The Federal Trade Commission , a government agency in the US , has now issued an urgent warning about the Netflix `` phishing scam Attack.Phishing `` and urged consumers not `` take the bait Attack.Phishing `` . `` Scammers use your information to steal your money , your identity , or both , '' it explained . `` They also use Attack.Phishing phishing emails to get access to your computer or network . `` If you click on a link , they can install ransomware or other programs that can lock you out of your data . '' But it 's not the first time warnings have been issued over Netflix scams - in September this year Action Fraud did the same over a similar scam . And earlier in 2017 , Netflix users were also hit with a sophisticated ‘phishing’ scam Attack.Phishing inviting them to type in bank details on a fake login page .

Android users have been given a warning by experts that they should not get too eager for their new Super Mario Run Android game . The game is finally Google Play Store official , but its actual release date is yet unknown , and this eagerness is being exploited by criminals . Super Mario Run for iOS Released Nintendo 's first official Mario game on mobile was first launched for all iOS devices before Christmas , which has already been downloaded by millions of users and has reached the top 10 , despite its $ 9.99 price tag . However , the game is yet to be launched for Android users , and this gap is getting used well by cyber criminals , as reported by The Express . Warnings on Fake Super Mario Android Apps Recent warnings have been given by security experts for Android users that they should be aware of the apps that falsely claim to be Attack.Phishing the Super Mario Run for their device . However , such fake downloads Attack.Phishing end up uncovering an actual mountain of malware instead of the game . Trend Micro Findings on Malicious Apps Security Firm Trend Micro 's Researchers have recently found an increasing count of fake Super Mario Run Android apps that claim as Attack.Phishing the trending game Super Mario Run or other content related to it . Also , some of the apps even made users install unwanted apps in user 's device . For example one of the apps had an emulated version of the original Super Mario Bros game . However , it was filled with pop-ups and banner apps when the user tried downloading the app , said Trend Micro .