Starwood Hotels Warns of Credit Card Breach
Summary: Starwood Hotels & Resorts found malware on point-of-sale cash registers at more than 50 of its North American properties, mostly Sheraton and Westin locations, with the breach beginning as early as November 2014 and ending in April or May. Starwood President Sergio Rivera said the malware was designed to collect cardholder name, card number, security code and expiration date, and that there was no indication guest reservation or Starwood Preferred Guest membership systems were affected.
Bottom line: Starwood disclosed the breach days after announcing its acquisition by Marriott, joining Trump Hotel Collection, Hilton, Mandarin Oriental and White Lodging in a string of hotel card breaches traced to point-of-sale systems at restaurants and gift shops.
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