Why trust a hotel chain that.s had three data breaches in a year?

[security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>]

http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/58056


Why trust a hotel chain that.s had three data breaches in a year?
Question arises after third reported incident in 12 months involving 
Wyndham Hotels
By Paul McNamara on Mon, 03/01/10 - 3:23pm.

Never mind three strikes and you're out. How about three strikes and I'm 
not even thinking about checking in to your hotel?

Granted, even the most security-conscious of companies can be victimized 
by hackers, but when you've had to cop to a third data breach in less than 
a year you'll have to forgive prospective customers for looking elsewhere 
for shelter. Or paying in cash.

> From IDG News Service story on our site detailing the most recent episode:

Hackers were able to steal data required for credit card fraud, the 
company said, including "guest names and card numbers, expiration dates 
and other data from the card's magnetic stripe."  Wyndham did not say how 
many (of its) hotels were hacked or how many customers were affected. The 
company did not return messages seeking comment Friday. This is the third 
data breach reported by Wyndham in the past year.

The Wyndham Hotels chain includes such familiar names as Ramada, Days Inn, 
Super8, Howard Johnson and Tavelodge.

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