The computer systems of Holiday Inn of Harrisburg/Hershey were infected by malware that resulted in the exposure of credit card information of its customers.
The compromised information contained the names, addresses, credit card account numbers, expiration dates, and CVV numbers of hotel guests.
The hotel offered a free year of credit monitoring and identity restoration services to the affected customers as compensation.
Source: https://www.newnettechnologies.com/malware-targets-pennsylvania-holiday-inn-s-computer-system.html
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/holiday-inn-harrisburghershey
"id": "hol21323422",
"linkid": "holiday-inn-harrisburghershey",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Hotel',
'location': 'Harrisburg/Hershey',
'name': 'Holiday Inn of Harrisburg/Hershey',
'type': 'Hospitality'}],
'attack_vector': 'Malware',
'customer_advisories': 'Offered a free year of credit monitoring and identity '
'restoration services to affected customers',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Credit card information',
'Personal identifiable '
'information']},
'description': 'The computer systems of Holiday Inn of Harrisburg/Hershey '
'were infected by malware that resulted in the exposure of '
'credit card information of its customers. The compromised '
'information contained the names, addresses, credit card '
'account numbers, expiration dates, and CVV numbers of hotel '
'guests. The hotel offered a free year of credit monitoring '
'and identity restoration services to the affected customers '
'as compensation.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Credit card information',
'Names',
'Addresses',
'Credit card account numbers',
'Expiration dates',
'CVV numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'payment_information_risk': 'High',
'systems_affected': 'Computer systems'},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Offered a free year of credit '
'monitoring and identity restoration '
'services to affected customers'},
'title': 'Holiday Inn Harrisburg/Hershey Malware Infection',
'type': 'Malware Infection'}