Cyber Security News
Omni Hotels Breach
July 13, 2016
Omni Hotels Acknowledges Breach
(July 11, 2016)
Omni Hotels has acknowledged that point-of-sale systems at some of its properties were infected with malware designed to steal payment card information. Omni became aware of the breach on May 30, 2016; the malware was on the system between December 23, 2015 and June 14, 2016.
Editor's Note
[Jake Williams]
The fact that the
breach began on December 23 is probably not a coincidence. I have
worked on multiple breaches where attackers took advantage of
seasonally themed phishing emails along with seasonal lack of staffing
to gain initial access and/or exfiltrate data. Pay extra attention to
security during holiday times.
Read more in:
-
Computerworld:
Omni Hotels was
hit by point-of-sale malware
- The Register: Omni-shambles! Card-stealing malware checks into US hotel chain
- Omni Hotels: Notice of Data Breach