Unbelievably, Wyndham Hotels is reporting yet another data breach, it’s third in the past 19 months. That’s right, it’s third. This time it happened between October 2009 and January 2010 and affected an undisclosed number of hotels and franchises.
“A hacker intruded on our systems and accessed customers’ information from a limited number of franchised and managed properties,” the company said. “The hacker was able to move some information to an off-site URL before we discovered the intrusion.”
The hacker was able to steal all the data necessary to commit identity theft and credit card fraud including the names, credit card numbers and CC expiration dates of guests. The first breach happened between July and August of 2008 and the second the year after.
Wyndham operates Days Inn, Super 8 Motels, and Ramada Inns & Suites, and frankly, its time they bought themselves a clue and a decent IT department. A single breach is one thing, but three? C’mon Wyndham, get your act together! Three data breaches in 19 months is completely inexcusable. Good luck getting your customer’s trust back!
If you stayed at a Wyndham property during the time period the breach occurred, talk to your credit card company or bank and keep a very close eye on your account!
Read [PCWorld]
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