String of hotel chains confirm malware attack aimed at stealing guest credit-card details
A string of hotel chains were the victim of a malware attack targeting customer payment details. (AAP) AAP
Hilton Worldwide has reportedly identified and eliminated malware targeting customer credit card information, as a number of other worldwide hotel chains confirm they had also been under attack.
Malware is software designed to disrupt or damage a computer system, in this case used to steal customer credit card information from terminals used at check-in.
Hilton released a statement confirming its systems had been affected during a 17-week period from November 18 to December 5, 2014 and April 21 to July 27 this year.
On Friday, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc said 54 of its hotels in North America had been infected between November 2014 and October this year, however an independent investigation found no customer data had been compromised, NBC News reports.
The Trump Hotel Collection chain confirmed in September they had also been the victim of an attack and had notified the FBI and financial institutions.
All of the hotel groups advised customers to check their payment card statements and contact their financial institution directly if anything irregular is noticed.
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