I reported last week that Wyndham Hotels hat been hacked for the third time in just over a year. Apparently criminals identified a vulnerability in computers used by the hotels and were able to steal sensitive customer data from a number of franchisees.
News of the company's third breach is costing Wyndham some business, and this latest disclosure gives some context as to how many hotels were hit.
Wyndham operates over 7,114 hotels worldwide, including Ramada, Days Inn and Super 8. Just how many hotels were hit by this latest attempt was unclear, however. Until today. The company just released a statement saying that 37 hotels were hit, and that only Wyndham-branded properties were hit. That looks like the same M.O. we've seen in previous attacks . Wyndham Hotels and Resorts experienced a computer security incident in late 2009. As a result of that incident, an unauthorized user may have gained access to credit card numbers and certain associated information. As soon as the incident was identified, the perpetrator’s access was quickly isolated and contained. We believe a maximum of 37 Wyndham Hotel and Resorts branded properties may have been affected for various windows of time during the period between October 25, 2009 and January 29, 2010.