Thursday 24 December 2015

Hyatt Hotels hack: Hospitality giant claims payments system attacked

The latest victim of a cyberattack is global hospitality brand Hyatt Hotels. The company said that it found malware on computer systems that are used to process customer payments.

The hack has affected its payments processing system of those properties that are managed by Hyatt. The hospitality giant announced on 23 December that its systems had been breached, however, there was no information on whether or not customers’ credit card information or other data had been stolen. Hyatt began a probe as soon as it discovered the breach and hired leading cybersecurity experts to investigate the hack. It added that security of its payments system was enhanced to make customers to feel comfortable while making purchases. The American hospitality firm has asked customers to keep an eye on unauthorised charges in their card statements and report unusual activity to the card issuing company. For the full article click here 



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