Airline Ticket Fraud

New research: "Leaving on a jet plane: the trade in fraudulently obtained airline tickets:" Abstract: Every day, hundreds of people fly on airline tickets that have been obtained fraudulently. This crime script analysis provides an overview of the trade in these tickets, drawing on interviews wit...

The Slippery Slope Starts with "Get 2 Free Airline Tickets"

Written by Or Katz and Raviv Perets A widespread phishing scam that offers free airline tickets has been spotted in the wild by Akamai's Enterprise Threat Protector ETP security research team. The campaign uses a number of social engineering techniques to trick people into providing their private...

Feds Bust Black Market ID Theft Ring

Thirty-eight defendants from across the United States have been charged with participating in a multimillion-dollar black market travel agent ring that used the stolen identities of thousands of victims to purchase airline tickets for customers. Read the full article. Dark Reading...