http://wtkr.com/2014/07/08/dont-waste-your-money-are-you-staying-at-a-hacker-friendly-hotel/
By Doris Taylor
WTKR.com
July 8, 2014
As the travel season heats up, Consumer Reports cautions that some popular
hotel and motel chains could be vulnerable to hackers because of weak
security systems.
The major credit-card companies require businesses to have standard data
protections if they want to accept credit and debit cards. It’s called
being PCI compliant. But Consumer Reports found that a number of hotels
may not be.
At a Super 8 motel in New York, the manager said he “had not heard” about
PCI compliance. An assistant general manager at a Red Lion in California
also said, “I never heard of this.” Similarly, a manager at an America’s
Best Value in Washington state said, “I have no idea” about PCI
compliance.
In the past, hackers have taken advantage of weak security at hotels. For
instance, there were three documented data breaches at properties of
Wyndham Worldwide several years ago. According to a complaint by the
Federal Trade Commission, “security failures” at Wyndham Worldwide led to
more than $10 million in unauthorized charges.
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