Hotel operator Hilton will pay $700,000 to settle an investigation into two separate data breaches that exposed more than 350,000 credit card numbers.
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There has been quite a few breaches at hotels over the past few years but they have always affected POS (Point-Of Sale) terminals at hotels where customers settled their bills. This time, however, the malware has effaced front desk computers by capturing their swipe date.
A data breach at Rosen Hotels & Resorts last year threatens to cost the company more than $2.4 million, according to Rosen's insurance company.