An open database exposing records containing the sensitive data of hotel customers as well as US military personnel and officials has been disclosed by researchers. It is said the database belonged to Autoclerk, a service owned by Best Western Hotels and Resorts group. Autoclerk is a reservations management system used by resorts to manage web bookings, revenue, loyalty programs, guest profiles, and payment processing. vpnMentor was able to view records relating to the travel arrangements of government and military personnel — both past and future — who are connected to the US government, military, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Within the records, for example, were logs for US Army generals visiting Russia and Israel, among other countries.
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