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Staying on your toes: New Hacker Tactics
Fake Google & Two Factor Authentication
Hackers Intercepting Phone Mid-Flight
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From our August Meeting: Fuse 3 Presentation & Handout Document
We enjoyed an informative presenation from Gabriel Fernandez of Fuse3. He's shared the document he used in his presentation - and is great information for those who take information security to heart. If any of you wish to engage Fuse3 for your businesses - his details are below:
Gabriel Fernandez
O: 916-484-1780 | D: 916-516-1775
11630 Fair Oaks Blvd, Fair Oaks, CA 95628
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Suggested Fraud Awareness Taglines for Email Signatures & Payment Awareness Conversations
This is by no means an exhaustive list, but hopefully it can help.
Add the following to your email signature
I will never ask you to wire transfer money without talking to you on the phone first. If you receive a request to send money, please call me first to confirm.
When you are making a booking and need payment details, call your client, and have a conversation. Remind them of the following
"Never provide any payment details to anyone else regarding your travels – I will always be the one talking to you about this"
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Scam Attempts Involving Zoom / Teams / FaceTime Meeting Requests
***Excepted from Direct Travel Leisure Alerts***
Direct Travel has identified an active scam campaign targeting travel advisors through unsolicited requests for Zoom, Teams, FaceTime, or Google Meet meetings.
The Scenario:
Bad actors are posing as legitimate “new clients” and asking to have a video meeting – and they want to send you the link to connect.
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Red Flags for Agents
FRAUD FLAGS
Common Types of Credit Card Fraud:
Fraudsters will contact a travel advisor to book a flight with a stolen credit card. They will make the reservation using the name on the credit card, and then call the airline after the booking is made to change the name on the ticket to their own. By the time the victim notices the charge on their credit card, the fraudster has already enjoyed their free flight. Protect yourself from situations like this by keeping an eye out for the following:
Red Flags:
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re: The Growing Security Threat to Travel Advisors and their Clients
As a companion to our August 2026 Meeting, here are a couple news pieces about attempts to gain access to traveler secure information.
Hackers use hotel wifi to steal guests' Microsoft 365 accounts
This captcha scam can steal your data. Here's how to spot it, and avoid it
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CTA Scotland Trip 2026
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May 30
Thanks Jill for doing all of this! Memories were rekindled!! Such a wonderful view of Scotland, we were so lucky with the weather too.
For me the BIG surprise was Torridon Hotel - it grew on you, had lots of outdoor activities to do or not (if you just sat in the "drawing room" and looked at the water and mountain in front of you, that was enough). Be sure if you have tall clients, they don't get the top floor room, Andre had to duck to get into the bathroom.
Absolutely loved Culloden House and the staff. I had one of the smaller single rooms which I would not recommend for our clients, but it was sufficient and
comfortable. In case you all forgot what Stephen"s favorite single malt brand was, GLENALLACHIE, 15 year (or 18 yr), I bought a bottle and must confess to having a "wee dram" now and then! It is really good.
I was in Edinburgh with a few of my fellow Andavo associates several months ago, and didn't get to revisit the Balmoral. It was a real treat to stay there this time - the rooms are very spacious, nicely redone and the public rooms have the old world elegance that is fun to experience.
Shirley Silvestri
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First victim of AI agent harassment warns 'thousands' more could be next
Slandered by one AI robot and misquoted in a news article by another, US-based software engineer Scott Shambaugh has made it his mission to become the cautionary tale by which we start to take autonomous artificial intelligence seriously. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHol8DA2dJ0
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If You’re Using AI to Plan Your Travel, Beware These 4 Common Mistakes the Bots Keep Making
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Jan 10
Chat GPT did come up with some great suggestions for Australia, only had to change one hotel suggestion. Think it is a great tool for starting to think about a destination, but not the ultimate. That's where the "pro" can help.
Times are changing and we can only demonstrate our value by our expertise.
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Thank you Brian!