Massive hotel group IHG struck by cyberattack which disrupts booking systems

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), which owns brands such as InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and many others, has had its IT systems breached by malicious hackers

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Smashing Security #017: Data breaches, zero day exploits, and toenail clippings

Hotel malware has been stealing guests’ payment card details… again, should businesses relay delay rolling out vulnerability patches, and Burger King’s Whopper TV ad campaign tries to take advantage of viewers’ Google Home devices with predictable re… Continue reading Smashing Security #017: Data breaches, zero day exploits, and toenail clippings

Been to one of these 1170 hotels? Your credit card details may have been stolen by malware

When a company starts a statement to customers with words describing how it “understands the important of protecting payment card data” you know that you’re about to hear some bad news…
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InterContinental Confirms Breach at 12 Hotels

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the parent company for thousands of hotels worldwide including Holiday Inn, acknowledged Friday that a credit card breach impacted at least a dozen properties nationwide. News of the breach was first reported by KrebsOnSecurity more than a month ago. Continue reading InterContinental Confirms Breach at 12 Hotels