The US hotel group Hyatt Hotels has identified “recently” a malicious computer program on computers used for the payment management system for several of its sites, has he said on Wednesday.
He added in a brief statement it had immediately launched an investigation, which is still ongoing, having hired by cyber security experts and have “taken steps to strengthen the security of its systems.”
warned Clients
“Consumers can be confident when they use credit cards in Hyatt hotels worldwide,” said the group, which nevertheless encourages customers to closely monitor their Payments by card readings and prevent their bank if they spot suspicious transactions.
Hyatt does not detail how and when the malware could have possibly been used by hackers.
Its competitors Starwood (owner among others of Le Méridien and Sheraton chains) and Hilton had announced last month have also been subject to cyber attacks designed to steal banking data of their customers. The pirates had in both cases installed malware into the computer system of the groups.
(afp / nxp)
(Created: 12/24/2015, 1:05)
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