https://www.cnet.com/news/your-hotel-check-in-confirmation-could-be-putting-you-at-risk/
By Alfred Ng
CNET News
April 10, 2019
When your hotel automatically emails you your booking information, there's a
good chance that you're not the only person with access to those documents.
Symantec, a security company, found flaws on hundreds of hotel websites, which
were leaking sensitive information like names, phone numbers, passport numbers
and addresses in confirmation emails.
Candid Wueest, a threat researcher at Symantec, said he looked at more than
1,500 hotel websites in 54 countries and found the issues among two-thirds of
them.
Hotels are a primary target for cyberattacks, as they hold treasure troves of
data on guests during vacation season. They are frequently hacked, as
cyberattacks on Sheraton, Westin, Starwood, Marriott and Wyndham hotels over
the last few years show. Last November, Marriott disclosed that hackers had
stolen records from up to 383 million guests in one of the largest personal
data breaches in history.
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