http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/03/credit-card-breach-at-mandarian-oriental/
By Brian Krebs
Krebs on Security
March 4, 2015
In response to questions from KrebsOnSecurity, upscale hotel chain
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group today confirmed that its hotels have been
affected by a credit card breach.
Reached for comment about reports from financial industry sources about a
pattern of fraudulent charges on customer cards that had all recently been
used at Mandarin hotels, the company confirmed it is investigating a
breach.
“We can confirm that Mandarin Oriental has been alerted to a potential
credit card breach and is currently conducting a thorough investigation to
identify and resolve the issue,” the company said in an emailed statement.
“Unfortunately incidents of this nature are increasingly becoming an
industry-wide concern. The Group takes the protection of customer
information very seriously and is coordinating with credit card agencies
and the necessary forensic specialists to ensure our guests are
protected.”
Mandarin isn’t saying yet how many of the company’s two-dozen or so
locations worldwide may be impacted, but banking industry sources say the
breach almost certainly impacted most if not all Mandarin hotels in the
United States, including locations in Boston, Florida, Las Vegas, Miami,
New York, and Washington, D.C. Sources also say the compromise likely
dates back to just before Christmas 2014.
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