- Fanad Lighthouse has confirmed its accommodation booking system has been compromised
- Unauthorised WhatsApp messages are being sent to customers
- The lighthouse is urging people not to click any links
- Customers should not share personal or payment details
- The incident is the second breach in a week
Fanad Lighthouse has confirmed that its accommodation booking system was compromised leading to fraudulent WhatsApp messages being sent to customers. Management issued an urgent customer notice on 10 November 2026 marking the second time in a week the system was targeted after a similar incident on 3 to 4 November. Attackers gained access to the booking platform and used it to send fake WhatsApp messages claiming to be from Fanad Lighthouse.
The Fanad Lighthouse Team clarified that these messages are not genuine and were not sent by their staff. Management is advising anyone who has booked accommodation or receives a message claiming to be from the lighthouse to take immediate precautions. Customers should not click any links contained within suspicious WhatsApp messages.
Customers should never share personal information, login credentials or payment card details in response to these texts. They should not reply to the sender, should delete the conversation immediately and report the number as spam within WhatsApp. All WhatsApp communications claiming to come from Fanad Lighthouse should be treated as fraudulent until further notice.
