Security News

Choice Hotels: 700,000 Guest Records Exposed
2019-08-14 10:18

Vendor Copied Data Without Authorization; Left MongoDB Open to InternetChoice Hotels says about 700,000 records for guests were exposed after one of its vendors copied data from its systems....

Hack of High-End Hotel Smart Locks Shows IoT Security Fail
2019-08-09 20:18

LAS VEGAS – A vulnerability in a popular IoT lock key – used chiefly by a high-end hotel in Europe – allowed researchers to break into hotel rooms. The locks in question are dubbed “mobile keys”...

It's Black Hat and DEF CON in Vegas this week. And yup, you know what that means. Hotel room searches for guns
2019-08-05 09:01

Because it's America, it's 2019, and after more mass shootings, let alone Mandalay Bay, no one's taking chances Black Hat If you're heading off the Black Hat and DEF CON security conferences in...

Let's open the Mystery Data Security Blunder box, and see what's inside today... Ah! Hotel reservations and more
2019-07-16 22:34

Public-facing insecure ElasticSearch silo found, reported, hidden from view Internal hotel biz documents and guest bookings were exposed to everyone on the public internet from an unsecured...

Nginx nJS will need patches, hotels exposed via security systems, Docker containers dinged, and more
2019-06-03 06:03

Another week of security mishaps is in the books Roundup Here's a quick summary of news in the world of information security beyond everything we've already covered.…

Nginx will need patches, hotels exposed by their own security tools, Docker containers dinged, and more
2019-06-03 06:03

Another week of security mishaps is in the books Roundup Here's a quick summary of news in the world of information security beyond everything we've already covered.…

Can you detect hidden cameras in hotel rooms? [VIDEO]
2019-04-14 14:37

Naked Security Live investigates how to sniff out snoopy spycams. We explain what works, and what doesn't, when it comes to hidden cameras.

How hotel booking confirmation links can leak personal information to third parties
2019-04-10 13:32

Passing booking information as URL arguments allows third parties to intercept booking information for data collection, according to Symantec.

Reservation Systems Used by Many Hotels Expose User Data
2019-04-10 13:30

An analysis of the reservation systems used by more than 1,500 hotels around the world revealed that over two-thirds expose user information and allow someone to cancel bookings. read more

RSA Conference 2019: UniKey Patches BleedingBit Flaws Granting Access To Hotel Rooms, Cars
2019-03-06 21:30

BleedingBit's impact continues to spread across various devices, researchers at RSA Conference 2019 said.