The payment card processing systems of Hotel Beacon in New York City were compromised by a third-party intruder back in 2015.
The incident affected a lot of people and leaked personal information including names, card numbers, expiration dates, and CVV numbers.
The hotel took the help of external forensics experts to investigate the incident and replaced the affected hardware.
The hotel offered a free year of credit monitoring and identity restoration services.
Source: https://www.scmagazine.com/news/breach/hotel-beacon-payment-card-processing-systems-compromised
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/hotel-beacon-nyc
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"linkid": "hotel-beacon-nyc",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "06/2015",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Hotel',
'location': 'New York City',
'name': 'Hotel Beacon',
'type': 'Hospitality'}],
'attack_vector': 'Third-party Intrusion',
'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
'Payment Card Information']},
'date_detected': '2015',
'description': 'The payment card processing systems of Hotel Beacon in New '
'York City were compromised by a third-party intruder in 2015. '
'The incident affected a lot of people and leaked personal '
'information including names, card numbers, expiration dates, '
'and CVV numbers. The hotel took the help of external '
'forensics experts to investigate the incident and replaced '
'the affected hardware. The hotel offered a free year of '
'credit monitoring and identity restoration services.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Card Numbers',
'Expiration Dates',
'CVV Numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'payment_information_risk': 'High',
'systems_affected': ['Payment Card Processing Systems']},
'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Offered a free year of credit '
'monitoring and identity restoration '
'services'],
'remediation_measures': ['Replaced Affected Hardware'],
'third_party_assistance': ['External Forensics Experts']},
'title': 'Payment Card Processing Systems Breach at Hotel Beacon',
'type': 'Data Breach'}