Hyatt says payment processing systems at Vietnam properties hacked
Hyatt says payment processing systems at Vietnam properties hacked
Properties managed by Hyatt Hotels Corporation in Vietnam have fallen victim to a security breach in which payment card data, including internal verification codes, might have been leaked via malware.
The hospitality giant said in a press release on January 14 that it had completed an investigation into a previously announced payment card incident.
The probe identified signs of unauthorized access to payment card data from cards used onsite at certain Hyatt-managed locations, primarily at restaurants, between August 13, 2015 and December 8, 2015, the press release said.
A small percentage of the at-risk cards were used at spas, golf shops, parking, and a limited number of front desks, or provided to a sales office during this time period.
The at-risk window for a limited number of locations began on or shortly after July 30, 2015.
A piece of malware was designed to collect such payment card data as cardholder names, card numbers, expiration dates, and internal verification codes from cards used onsite as the data was being routed through affected payment processing systems, Hyatt said in the release.
There is no indication that other customer information was affected, it added.
The Wall Street Journal cited Hyatt as saying that unauthorized access to payment card data was detected at 250 hotels in about 50 countries around the world.
Park Hyatt Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City and Hyatt Regency Danang Resort and Spa in Da Nang were among the hacked locations, according to what was found by Tuoi Tre News from a list of affected sites provided by Hyatt on its website.
