In the run up to one of the hospitality industry's busiest periods, cyber criminals are targeting hotel chains with a series of targeted attacks. Cyber security company Trustwave has investigated the attacks, which combine social engineering with sophisticated malware, against a number of its clients in the past month. Believed to originate from the prolific Carbanak crime group, the attacks start with a phone call to customer services staff claiming to be having trouble making an online booking and asking permission to email a document containing travel details. The attackers are careful to research their targets beforehand so that they're able… [Continue Reading]
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