A data leak of 130 million hotel guest records has been investigated and is being sold on a Chinese Dark Web forum for 8 Bitcoin. Here’s what we know so far…
What we so far…
By now you should not be surprised when there is another leak of information around the world. This time we are going to talk about the data leak of 130 million hotel guest records which are on sale for only 8 Bitcoins (Around AUD 80,000).
A hacker was selling 130 million people’s personal data on the Chinese Dark Web forum on August 28. The hotel chain compromised was Huazhu Hotels Group Ltd. This is one of the largest hotel chains in China. They also operate the Grand Mercure, Joye, Manxin, Novotel, Mercure, CitiGo, Orange, All Season, Starway, Ibis, Elan, and Haiyou chains.
This incident has already been reported to the police and they are investigating. However, the data is already in the wild ready to be purchased.
You may know by now that this type of event can seriously damage any company reputation, in this case, the Huazhu’s stock has tumbled over 2.8 percent on the NASDAQ exchange.
Have you stayed in one of these hotels in the last few years?
If so, your records may be in danger. At this point, there is no indication of credit card details or what type of information has been leaked. Just keep an eye on your credit cards if you’ve stayed there in the past. If you haven’t, you may be safe for now.
For businesses, this is a good reminder to keep backups safe and off-site. We also recommend that employees practice good cyber-security hygiene and be alert to the new threats the Internet is bringing.
Be safe out there. Until next Malware Monday.
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