Best Western denies the magnitude of the breach
From the Phoenix Business Journal:
Best Western disputes security breach story
Best Western disputes the story, saying there was an isolated incident at a hotel in Germany.
“There was one instance of suspicious activity at a single hotel with respect to 13 guests, who are being notified. We are working with the FBI and international authorities to investigate the source of the other claims, which were never presented to us for investigation prior to publication of the Herald story. We have found no suspicious activity to support them,” said Best Western external communications director Troy Rutman.
Rutman said hotel guest information is protected by a network of firewall and protocols.
“Network of firewall and protocols” - we’ve heard that story before.
Guess if they are indeed working with the FBI, then they won’t be able to hide from the requirement for data breach notifications as mandated by several states.
The saga continues.
Bill