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Why trust a hotel chain that.s had three data breaches in a year?
From: security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:17:46 +0000 (UTC)
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/58056 Why trust a hotel chain that.s had three data breaches in a year? Question arises after third reported incident in 12 months involving Wyndham Hotels By Paul McNamara on Mon, 03/01/10 - 3:23pm. Never mind three strikes and you're out. How about three strikes and I'm not even thinking about checking in to your hotel? Granted, even the most security-conscious of companies can be victimized by hackers, but when you've had to cop to a third data breach in less than a year you'll have to forgive prospective customers for looking elsewhere for shelter. Or paying in cash.
From IDG News Service story on our site detailing the most recent episode:
Hackers were able to steal data required for credit card fraud, the company said, including "guest names and card numbers, expiration dates and other data from the card's magnetic stripe." Wyndham did not say how many (of its) hotels were hacked or how many customers were affected. The company did not return messages seeking comment Friday. This is the third data breach reported by Wyndham in the past year. The Wyndham Hotels chain includes such familiar names as Ramada, Days Inn, Super8, Howard Johnson and Tavelodge. [..] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () datalossdb org) Archived at http://seclists.org/dataloss/ Get business, compliance, IT and security staff on the same page with CREDANT Technologies: The Shortcut Guide to Understanding Data Protection from Four Critical Perspectives. The eBook begins with considerations important to executives and business leaders. http://www.credant.com/campaigns/ebook-chpt-one-web.php
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