Best Western says data breach even smaller than first thought


	November 27th, 2008 New version of XPC Spy Pro added! more


	December 04th, 2008 Microsoft and RSA partner on Data Loss Prevention more Worm uses familiar brands to lure people more Company data at the mercy of crooks more Norton AntiVirus Begone! more Criminals Take Control of CheckFree Web Site more Firefox Users Targeted by Rare Piece of Malware more Hacker threat: Rudd promises action more Lib Dems criticise 'shambolic' DNA database more Experts: US cybersecurity needs fresh ideas more Pentagon hacker tries one more time to avoid extradition more Virtually every Windows PC at risk, says Secunia more Sun patches at least 14 bugs in Java more Security, civil liberties experts question data mining more

DISCLAIMER: Logging other people's keystrokes or breaking into other people's computer without their permission can be considered illegal by the courts of many countries. The monitoring software reviewed here is ONLY for authorized system administrators and/or owners of computers. We assume no liability and are not responsible for any misuse or damage caused by the keylogging software. The end user of this software is obliged to obey all applicable local, state, federal and other laws in his country of residence.

August 27th, 2008

Best Western says data breach even smaller than first thought

The number of people believed to have been affected by an intrusion into an online booking system at the Best Western hotel chain last Thursday is even smaller than earlier thought, according to the company, which now says that the attackers accessed the personal data of just 10 guests at a hotel in Germany.

That's three fewer than the 13 customer records that Best Western International Inc. initially said had been exposed, and a far cry from the 8 million stolen records reported by the Glasgow Sunday Herald, a Scottish newspaper that broke the news of the breach on Sunday.

The story in the Sunday Herald claimed that hackers had made off with the credit card records and other data of every single customer who had stayed at one of Best Western's 1,312 European hotels this year and in 2007. The paper said the breach was perpetrated last Thursday by a hitherto unknown Indian hacker, who allegedly obtained the log-in credentials for Best Western's online booking system via a keystroke-logging program and then sold the details of how to access the data in the system to a Russian cybercrime gang.

In response, Phoenix-based Best Western on Monday issued a statement dismissing many of the assertions in the Sunday Herald's story as inaccurate and "grossly unsubstantiated." The hotel chain said its own investigation had shown that the intrusion was limited to just one hotel and that just over a dozen customer records were compromised.

In an update to that statement late yesterday, Best Western identified the hotel where the breach took place as the 107-room Best Western Hotel am Schloss Kopenick in Berlin. The company said that on Aug. 21, three separate attempts were made via a single log-in ID to access reservations data from that hotel. Further investigations have shown that the intrusion resulted in the compromise of information about 10 guests, each of whom has been contacted by the hotel, Best Western said.

The hotel chain said that the log-in ID used to access the hotel's reservations system was immediately deleted after Best Western became aware of the breach. Antivirus software detected a Trojan horse program that had been installed on the system to log keystrokes, the company said, adding that the computer in question has since been "removed from use."

The update also reiterated Best Western's policies for limiting data exposure and noted that the company purges reservations data within seven days of a guest's departure. As a result, the maximum amount of customer reservations data that potentially could have been exposed was limited to the information of current guests, those who had departed within seven days of the intrusion, and people who had booked future stays at the Berlin hotel, Best Western said.

Source: ComputerWorld

	All news for December 04th, 2008:
	17:31	Microsoft and RSA partner on Data Loss Prevention
	17:29	Worm uses familiar brands to lure people
	17:27	Company data at the mercy of crooks
	17:23	Norton AntiVirus Begone!
	17:15	Criminals Take Control of CheckFree Web Site
	17:14	Firefox Users Targeted by Rare Piece of Malware
	17:12	Hacker threat: Rudd promises action
	17:11	Lib Dems criticise 'shambolic' DNA database
	17:10	Experts: US cybersecurity needs fresh ideas
	17:08	Pentagon hacker tries one more time to avoid extradition
	17:07	Virtually every Windows PC at risk, says Secunia
	17:06	Sun patches at least 14 bugs in Java
	17:05	Security, civil liberties experts question data mining
	All news for December 03rd, 2008:
	15:18	Hackers run Linux on iPhone
	15:17	Your face is easy to fake, says security company
	15:15	Microsoft opens up Vista SP2 beta
	15:09	Latest VB100 malware test brings good news
	14:57	Botnet Master Sees Himself as Next Bill Gates
	14:53	Apple removes Mac antivirus recommendation
	14:51	License server glitch exposes SonicWall users to e-mail security threats
	14:50	U.S. report sees major terror attack by 2013, ignores cyberattack risk
	14:48	Lenovo arms ThinkPads with Intel's built-in security
	14:44	Feds nab more members of alleged identity theft gang
	14:43	Apple's antivirus advice 'big to-do about nothing,' says researcher
	14:42	Opinion: Is there a hidden cost to data protection?
	14:41	Human error is top IT security concern
	14:40	Workers worried about job security might steal corporate data

All news for December, 2008
All news for 2008 year
All news for 2007 year
All news for 2006 year
All news for 2005 year
All news for 2004 year

DONATION: Keylogger.org is an independent research project supported by a team of enthusiasts. If you find this project useful or would like to help foster its continued development please consider making a donation using PayPal`s online secure payment service.

A PayPal account is not required. All major credit cards are accepted (MasterCard/Eurocard, Visa/Delta/Electron, American Express, Switch/Maestro, Solo). Simply click the button below.

Any amount would be useful and appreciated!

Thanks in advance for your support!