On February 3, 2017, the California Office of the Attorney General reported that Six Continents Hotels, Inc. (doing business as InterContinental Hotels Group - IHG) experienced a data breach affecting guests' payment card data at 12 properties. The breach involved malware installed on servers processing payment cards used at restaurants and bars from August 1, 2016, to December 20, 2016, but left front-desk card transactions unaffected; specific numbers of affected individuals are currently unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-66180
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ihghotels&resorts
"id": "ihg833072525",
"linkid": "ihghotels&resorts",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2016",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Hotel',
'location': 'Multiple locations',
'name': 'InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)',
'type': 'Hospitality'}],
'attack_vector': 'Malware',
'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Payment card data'},
'date_detected': '2017-02-03',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2017-02-03',
'description': "A data breach affecting guests' payment card data at 12 "
'properties of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). Malware '
'was installed on servers processing payment cards used at '
'restaurants and bars from August 1, 2016, to December 20, '
'2016, but front-desk card transactions were unaffected.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Payment card data',
'payment_information_risk': 'High',
'systems_affected': 'Servers processing payment cards'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2017-02-03',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'InterContinental Hotels Group Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}