One of the largest US based hotel chain Hilton revealed that hackers had infected some of their point-of-sale computer systems with malware crafted to steal credit card information.
They didn’t disclosed what data was taken, but cautioned everyone who used payment cards at Hilton Worldwide hotels between November 18 and December 5 of last year or April 21 and July 27 of this year to check for any irregular activity from their debit or credit cards.
In an online post Hilton said that the Malware that infected system had a potential to retrieve cardholders' names, account numbers, security codes and expiration dates.
They further wrote that they are investigating the breach with the help of third-party forensics experts, law enforcement and payment card companies.
Starwood hotels, which operate the Sheraton and Westin chains, announced four days before Hilton that hackers had attacked their payment system resulting in leaking of customer credit card data in some of their establishments.
"The malware was designed to collect certain payment card information, including cardholder name, payment card number, security code and expiration date," the group said in a statement.
Starwood and Hilton are not the only one whose payment system has been hacked but last month Trump hotels has face the similar incidence of cyber attack.
"We believe that there may have been unauthorised malware access to some of the computers that host our front desk terminals and payment card terminals in our restaurants, gift shops and other point-of-sale purchase locations at some hotels," Trump Hotel Collection said at a website devoted to details of the incident.
According to Trump hotels, the access could have taken place in between May 19 of last year and June 2 of this year.
Brian Krebs, cyber threat blogger at KrebsonSecurity.com explained the cyber attack on payment systems as "just the latest in a long string of credit card breaches involving hotel brands, restaurants and retail establishments."
They didn’t disclosed what data was taken, but cautioned everyone who used payment cards at Hilton Worldwide hotels between November 18 and December 5 of last year or April 21 and July 27 of this year to check for any irregular activity from their debit or credit cards.
In an online post Hilton said that the Malware that infected system had a potential to retrieve cardholders' names, account numbers, security codes and expiration dates.
They further wrote that they are investigating the breach with the help of third-party forensics experts, law enforcement and payment card companies.
Starwood hotels, which operate the Sheraton and Westin chains, announced four days before Hilton that hackers had attacked their payment system resulting in leaking of customer credit card data in some of their establishments.
"The malware was designed to collect certain payment card information, including cardholder name, payment card number, security code and expiration date," the group said in a statement.
Starwood and Hilton are not the only one whose payment system has been hacked but last month Trump hotels has face the similar incidence of cyber attack.
"We believe that there may have been unauthorised malware access to some of the computers that host our front desk terminals and payment card terminals in our restaurants, gift shops and other point-of-sale purchase locations at some hotels," Trump Hotel Collection said at a website devoted to details of the incident.
According to Trump hotels, the access could have taken place in between May 19 of last year and June 2 of this year.
Brian Krebs, cyber threat blogger at KrebsonSecurity.com explained the cyber attack on payment systems as "just the latest in a long string of credit card breaches involving hotel brands, restaurants and retail establishments."