Listing set up for holiday bookings in Downing Street to show security flaw
One day2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 1 day
All 2 reports on Wed, 2 September 2026
What it is about
Rory BolandLondon, London, City Of, United KingdomUnited KingdomBooking.comWhich?10 Downing Streetheart of London
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
getsurrey.co.uk
The Guardian World
2 Sept, 05:56over 2 hours2 Sept, 07:45
How it spread - 2 original reports
Wed, 2 September 2026
2 reports- getsurrey.co.uk05:56first to report
The listing even had a review about Larry the Cat and stayed live for six weeks
- The Guardian World07:45
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 for 10 Downing Street. A property listed as a “1 bedroom apartment in the heart...