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55,000 customer IDs stolen from Bahamas hotel
Posted on Jan 24, 2006 by Tom Fragala
This article reports that the stolen customer data includes social security numbers and driver’s license numbers. I’m at a loss to understand why a hotel would have SSN’s. I do know from personal experience, that the property mangement systems at hotels wide-open to data theft. Years ago, in a back room behind the front desk I saw a printed report with thousands of names and credit card numbers (with expiration dates) just laying on top of a desk.
Travellers who stayed at the upmarket Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas should keep a close eye on their bank statements in the months ahead. The hotel has admitted to an apparent database break-in in which personal information for 55,000 guests may have been stolen, including credit card and bank account numbers.
55,000 customer IDs stolen from Bahamas hotel | InfoWorld.
Filed under: Identity Theft
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