article thumbnail

Breach at MGM Resorts Shuts Down IT Systems, Affects Hotel Room Access

SecureWorld News

MGM Resorts International, a casino and hotel chain, announced that it had suffered a cybersecurity breach on Monday, September 11. As a result of the breach, some customers were unable to make reservations, use their credit cards, or access their hotel rooms. So, what can organizations like casinos do to avoid this type of attack?

Hotels 120
article thumbnail

Expedia Group rolls out new travel loyalty program that includes Vrbo, Hotels.com — here’s how it works

GeekWire

(Expedia Group Image) Seattle-based travel giant Expedia Group this week debuted its new unified loyalty program that rewards customers for using its flagship Expedia.com platform, as well as its Hotels.com and Vrbo brands. The program is live in the U.S. There are four tiers; each provides different discounts and other perks.

Travel 69
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Unification of Expedia Group travel rewards programs signals progress on tech overhaul

GeekWire

Expedia Group says it will unify its loyalty programs, allowing travelers to accumulate rewards across brands including Expedia, Hotels.com, Orbitz, Vrbo, Travelocity, Hotwire and others. Expedia Group says it has more than 145 million members across the separate rewards programs currently operated separately by its different brands.

Travel 82
article thumbnail

Marriott's Breach Saga Underscores Need for Cybersecurity Review

SecureWorld News

With more than 30 hotel brands, Marriott and its franchises manage more than 7,000 properties in the United States and more in 130 countries. The hotel giant acquired Starwood in 2016 for $13 billion, taking over its Westin, W Hotels, and St. Regis properties.

Hotels 108
article thumbnail

Microsoft vet who founded beer delivery app ID’d as Melinda French Gates’ new boyfriend

GeekWire

According to his LinkedIn profile , Vaughn is a Seattle-area tech vet who spent more than eight years at Microsoft as a program manager. He left in 2008 and started Raveable, a hotel reviews website that is now shut down.

Microsoft 105
article thumbnail

Ransomware locked hotel out of its electronic key lock system

Network World

A 4-star hotel in the Austrian Alps, the Romantik Seehotel Jaegerwirt , admitted to bowing to extortion after ransomware locked up the computer running the hotel’s electronic key lock system. This was not the first time that cyber thugs attacked the hotel. Arriving guests couldn’t have their reservations confirmed.

Hotels 60
article thumbnail

Broadcom distrust drives sales for VMware competition

Network World

Discontent over VMware licensing changes and shifts to the partner program has sent customers looking elsewhere, and at least two competitors say they are benefiting from the discord in the form of increased sales.

Vmware 183