Hotel Industry News
Westin is latest hotel to be hit by hackers
Tuesday, 09, March 2010
According to Westin, its four restaurants – Lake View Bistro, Lobby Court Bar, Bonavista Lounge, L.A. Prime – along with its valet parking operation may have suffered a data security breach between April and December last year.According to a statement issued by Westin, compromised data may include names printed on customer credit or debit cards, card numbers, and expiration dates.
"Guests who used or visited the affected businesses during the eight month-period and who used a credit or debit card to pay their bills directly to the restaurants and valet parking might have had such information compromised and are encouraged to review their statements from that time period," Westin said.Although the company gave advice on how to place a full alert on a credit file, it did not offer any credit protection services for potential victims in the statement.