As reported by BleepingComputer, security researchers have identified a campaign that inserts the Japanese hiragana character “ん” into URLs. At a glance, this can look like a combination of the forward slash "/" commonly used in links, plus either "n" or "~," so nothing seems suspicious. Of course, the link is actually malicious. This is known as a homoglyph or homograph attack, which exploits characters that look similar across different symbol sets or alphabets.
This isn't the first phishing scam affecting Booking.com users in recent months. Earlier this year, threat actors set up spoofed websites with malicious CAPTCHA forms aimed at gaining remote access to victims' devices. It also isn't the only homograph attack currently running. BleepingComputer has identified phishing emails that, at first glance, appear to be from software provider Intuit, but direct to domains using "Lntuit," which may fool users when viewed in lowercase in some fonts.
How to avoid a homograph attack
Of course, it's best practice to skip links entirely and go directly to the website (or app) of the company you've supposedly received this urgent message from. From there, log into your account to view security settings, reset your password, or take additional actions. Malwarebytes Labs notes that keeping your browser up to date may also help protect against homograph attacks.
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