Scammers are tricking the world’s most famous hotels customer to give up their credit card details. Ritz London posted several tweets on the discovery of an apparent breach of its food and beverage reservation system that “may have compromised some of our clients’ personal data,” and are now investigating the matter. The cybersecurity experts commented below on the danger of scam and what are the best strategies to overcome such attacks.
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August 17, 2020
The Ritz Hotel is notifying customers that it’s food and beverage booking system has been compromised. Such a highly prestigious hotel will likely have some high profile clients information stored on this system. It’s not known how the data was accessed and details are still emerging. Although no credit card details seem to be included in the stolen data, hackers still have huge amounts of personal details, contact details, and of course the details of reservations. Fears must be that.....Read More
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August 17, 2020
Yet again, another well-known brand is at the heart of a cyber attack involving customer data. It appears that social engineering has taken place on The Ritz diners using compromised details. The incident is a stark reminder to The Ritz, and indeed any organization that holds customer data, of the critical need for good data hygiene. The Ritz will undoubtedly be launching its own investigation and I expect it will be working closely with those impacted to resolve the situation. I also expect.....Read More
August 17, 2020
Cybercriminals are opportunists - once these individuals have gained access to information, they are likely to leverage this for financial gain. This information can often be used in social engineering tactics, be it phishing, smishing, fishing, etc. and the more information they have, the more convincing the attempt. Individuals should be vigilant at all times of any attempt to ascertain sensitive data such as banking information. If in doubt, contact the source directly.
August 17, 2020
Compromising systems are usually one half of any hack. The second part is knowing how to monetise the information. In many cases, information relating to individuals can be used to launch social engineering attacks against the victims. This can range from sending phishing emails, to physical mail, text messages, or phone calls. Because the criminals have access to sensitive information, they can sound very convincing and it can make it very difficult for people to identify it as fraudulent.....Read More
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#infosec #cybersecurity #isdots
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