Hackers have attacked 20 hotels run by HEI Hotels and Resorts, including Hyatt, Marriott, Starwood and Intercontinental with a targeted malware. The cyberattack may likely have resulted in personal and financial information of thousands of customers being stolen and leaked.
Privately-owned HEI, which is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, confirmed that the data breach was first discovered in June this year and was found to be targeting PoS (point-of-sale) systems. The firm also said that the malware was specifically designed to steal card data used by customers to make payments. HEI said that the malware was active from 1 March 2015 to 21 June 2016 and affected 12 Starwood hotels, six Marriott International Inc hotels, one Hyatt hotel and one other Intercontinental hotel, Reuters reported. The firm also said that hackers may have accessed customer names, account numbers, payment card expiration dates and verification codes. However the hackers appear to have been unsuccessful in stealing PIN codes as they are not stored on the systems. For the full article click here
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