Hyatt Hotels has revealed details of a cyber attack, which took place between 13 August and 8 December 2015. The company said that it had been the victim of an "intrusion" in its systems by hackers who gained access to customer names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, card numbers and other personal information. The hotel chain has called on its customers to check their bank statements for any sign of unauthorised activity as a result of this breach. The malware was designed to collect the data from customers’ payment cards, exploiting a weakness that allows it seize all the details from a card before transmitting them to the attack’s perpetrator. Although the loophole in the standards has been closed many outlets continue to use operating systems that haven’t been updated. Hotels are particularly at risk from cyber criminals because, unlike many other businesses, they store credit and debit card details for the duration of the client’s stay.
Hyatt Hotels has revealed details of a cyber attack, which took place between 13 August and 8 December 2015. The attack targeted a number of its restaurants with point-of-sale malware discovered in its payment systems. The hotel chain has called on its customers to check their bank statements for any sign of unauthorised activity as a result of this breach. The malware was designed to collect the data from customers’ payment cards, exploiting a weakness that allows it seize all the details from a card before transmitting them to the attack’s perpetrator. Although the loophole in the standards has been closed many outlets continue to use operating systems that haven’t been updated. Hotels are particularly at risk from cyber criminals because, unlike many other businesses, they store credit and debit card details for the duration of the client’s stay.