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8 million affected in a major cyber attacks

A hacker has been stealing personal information and card numbers credit for all customers of the Best Western hotel chain in Europe since 2007.

For twelve months, all data from each customer of more than 1,300 hotels that Best Western has across Europe to have been taken by an Indian hacker, has revealed a Research
Sunday Herald newspaper

.

The attack
one of the most serious in the history

in scale and scope,

affects about 8 million people after their stay at the hotels of that company throughout the year.

Indian hacker managed A unlock the hotel's reservation system, remotely access the same database and put up for sale information on how to access this system through a network controlled by the Russian mafia. The extracted data include
complete customer information, home address, phone numbers, details of credit card and

job.

explains Jacques Erasmus, an ex-hacker who now works for security firm Prevx, this is a big hit. "A lot of databases hacked and several companies that are for sale online, but the volume and quality of information that has been stolen Best Western is exceptional. "

Although the security hole was closed immediately by the technicians of Best Western when the newspaper alerted the company last Friday, experts fear that the information has already been used for criminal attacks. " Best Western deactivated the system immediately. At the moment we are working with our partners that handle credit cards to ensure that all relevant procedures are followed and that the interests of our customers are protected, "said a company spokesman.

The publication notes that the Indian hacker managed infect the reservation system of Best Western with a Trojan virus that registered key to enter. As an employee of the company used its user name and password, the hacker got the information to connect remotely without being detected.

"Large companies use antivirus software to protect their infrastructure, but the problem with this system is that these products only detect around 60 percent of attacks there. In just his hands, the virus can pass through the programs, and this is what happened here, "said Erasmus.