Peaches Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Hackers steal thousands of Wyndham credit card numbers By Robert McMillan February 18, 2009 (IDG News Service) Hackers broke into a computer at Wyndham Hotels and Resorts last July and stole tens of thousands of customer credit card numbers, the hotel chain warns. The break-in occurred at a property belonging to a Wyndham franchisee, but that computer was linked to other company systems. "That intrusion enabled a hacker to use the company server to search for customer information located at other franchised and managed property sites," the company said in a statement disclosing the breach. The data was then uploaded to a Web site during July and August of 2008, Wyndham said. The company estimates that 41 Wyndham hotels and resorts were affected by the breach before it was discovered by the company's information security team in mid-September. The incident did not affect other Wyndham properties such as Days Inn, Ramada or Super 8. story - http://www.computerworld.com/action/articl...p;intsrc=kc_top >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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