ACCOUNT HACKED!

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ACCOUNT HACKED!

and Airbnb does not seem to care at ALL! 

 

the hackers have changed my payout method to a different paypal account and I have been calling and emailing Airbnb since Monday when I found out about this. the hackers paypal still listed on my account and they have not lifited a fingure to help me or secure my account.

 

this is so FRUSTRATING and I feel so exposed. I am new to airbnb and just hosted 2 guests and have not received any payments yet and when I checked on my account I clearly see a different payout method for the payments and with my bank info still listed there.

 

this is a major security issue on Airbnb site which they dont seem to care. I can't even find any decent email account to send emails

 

Very disappointed and frustrated at Airbnb and will take this issue to social media. 

 

Farah

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@Robin107 I've been reading your posts with great interest.  I'm wondering, have you changed your email password lately?  Emails are hacked / compromised all the time.  I change mine every six months just to be on the safe side.  Remember, Yahoo had a massive email attack just a few months ago and my LifeLoc security manager has notified me at least once that my email address was found on a  website presumably for sale. 😞

Also, do you check your log in history?  In order for anyone to access your Airbnb account, they have to log in.  You can find this under your profile under Security.  If you find a log in from a device / IP address that you don't use, log them out and then change your password.  You should receive an alert when you or anyone else logs in from a foreign (to you) device / browser.  For example, if I log in to my Airbnb account from a friend's IPad, I will get an alert from Airbnb telling me.  Be sure your email settings are not blocking alerts from Airbnb. 

Yes, technically I supposed that there is a difference between hacking and compromising an account.  Strictly speaking, hacking is done when someone uses computer software to access data illegally such as when Target credit card accounts were accessed.  Usually this is done on a massive scale.  Compromising an account normally is done on an individual account level and is done by gaining access to a particular account.  This can be done easily through public wifi that is not password protected such as in an internet cafe.  Someone sitting next to you can see what you are doing on your device and gain information that way.  There are other ways as well, such as clicking on an attachment in an email from someone you don't know. 

I wish you the best of luck and I'm very sorry you are going through this traumatic ordeal!

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This has just happened to me to.  No response from Airbnb.  

In January of this year my listing had been reverted to an older version that I had up before I made some important changes that more correctly described my home’s split level style layout. I didn’t make those changes so I notified airbnb... many times and asked for assistance but never received any help. March 3rd I requested my data as I know that my accounts were compromised (I had expressed this many times to airbnb) but was told my birthday was incorrect. They requested my ID which I provided but told me to change the incorrect date which the site would not allow. I have explained this to them over and over and they will not provide me with my data so I can determine what occurred. My information and the information of my guests is potentially at risk and they do nothing. I just don’t understand what it is they care about. 

Yvonne763
Level 1
Mullingar, Ireland

Recently had €740 withdrawn from my account through AirBnb for booking that I did not make. When contacted to inform them of security breach, all they said was contact local emergency services - and that was it: no apologies, no "we'll investigate this". Doesn't inspire much confidence. Had to contact the bank who cancelled my card, and luckily refunded the money. I've changed my personal and bank details, but won't be in a hurry to make any bookings. 

I had been hacked too and Airbnb did not care, its almost a month and I did not get any meesage from SECURITY DEPARTMENT, they ignore me.

Just customer service that are like robots, its a horrible experience, since then Im using other boking pages and works great when you put more effor on them. 

Pien7
Level 2
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

My account is hacked. Airbnb canceled a reservation that was made in May, at this point they are telling me they have paid me almost 4000 dollars, the same day they canceled the reservation. Thnis girl was supposed to come in November. One of the payment rules of Airbnb is that they pay you within 24 hours when the quest arrives. So why did they pay me, in 8 transactions, almost 4000 dollars? It is not on my account, not on my PayPal (my default) and not in my bank account. Last week I had a quest staying in my house, and now Airbnb is not paying me, because they want the 4000 dollars back. It is a nightmare, no one can help me, they say they call me back about it, no response, and every time I message them, i get an automatic reply, with the same nonsense. It feels like they steeling from me. They say it is a weird situation and trying to solve it..... Does any one knows a situation like this?