Hotels.com Customer Data Exposed
An employee of the accounting firm, Ernst & Young is responsible for losing yet another laptop containing 243,000 Hotels.com customer records. The laptop theft took place in Texas, it was stolen from the worker’s car. The computer stored customer information used in purchases such as credit or debit card numbers.
“Recently, Hotels.com was informed by its outside auditor, Ernst & Young, that one of Ernst & Young’s employees had his laptop computer stolen,” Hotels.com told its customers in the letter. “Unfortunately, the computer contained certain information about customer transactions with Hotels.com, and other sites through which we provide booking services directly to customers, from 2002 through 2004.
“This information may have included your name, address and some credit or debit card information you provided at that time.”
Source: The Register
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