Hotels Hit with Credit Card Stealing Malware
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 11/24/2015 04:42 AM
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Starwood, which owns several high-end hotel chains like Westin, Sheraton, W, and St. Regis, announced that as far back as November of 2014, their system was breached with point of sale malware.
The company said that 54 of its locations were hacked and the malware collected various bits of credit card information, such as card numbers, security codes, cardholder names, and expiration dates. Starwood says that the malware did allow thieves to make unauthorized charges on some customersâ credit cards.
Starwood said its reservation system was not breached and that âthere is no evidence that other customer information, such as contact information or PINs, were affected by this issue.â
The company has published a list of locations (PDF) that were affected by the malware infection; the list also includes the dates during which each locationâs systems were infected.
For more details, visit Starwoodâs security notice page.
Source: PCWorld
The company said that 54 of its locations were hacked and the malware collected various bits of credit card information, such as card numbers, security codes, cardholder names, and expiration dates. Starwood says that the malware did allow thieves to make unauthorized charges on some customersâ credit cards. Starwood said its reservation system was not breached and that âthere is no evidence that other customer information, such as contact information or PINs, were affected by this issue.â
The company has published a list of locations (PDF) that were affected by the malware infection; the list also includes the dates during which each locationâs systems were infected.
For more details, visit Starwoodâs security notice page.
Source: PCWorld
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