A security compromise gained by FastBooking, a provider of hotel booking software, has impacted 100 hotels across the globe.
Experts estimate that over 1000 hotels globally may be affected, with over 380 of those being in Japan alone. The number of impacted users was not disclosed by the company.
The company swiftly emailed each affected hotel with information on the event, including the number of guests who were impacted.
The attackers gained access to the FastBooking system by taking advantage of a flaw in the online application.
Employees of the organisation found the breach when they saw the malware on the server. The malware functions as a backdoor, giving the attacker access to take over the server and take private information.
Source: https://securityaffairs.com/73935/data-breach/fastbooking-data-breach.html
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"linkid": "d-edge-hospitality-solutions",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "06/2018",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"