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A bogus listing for 10 Downing Street was able to be set up on Booking.com in an investigation by a consumer watchdog.
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Guardian
Fake 10 Downing Street listing on Booking.com highlights security failures
Consumer watchdog Which? set up and accepted payment for fake listing for ‘1 bed apartment in heart of London’ Successive politicians have clawed their way past colleagues over the years to call the residence home. Yet in an offer that probably seemed too good to be true, the property site Booking.com has been accused of “systemic security failures” after it was able to set up and accept payment for a fake listing f…
Sky News – UK Sky
Fake 10 Downing Street listing 'exposes security failures' on Booking.com
A bogus listing for 10 Downing Street was able to be set up on Booking.com in an investigation by a consumer watchdog.
BBC News – Business BBC
Fake 10 Downing Street listing exposes 'unfit' Booking.com, says consumer group
Booking.com said the "limited test" was "not a true reflection of the experience of millions of listings or reviews".
