This winter, a white-hat hacker contacted several travel companies alleging that their websites have a security vulnerability that would allow thieves to skim credit card data from customers.
Security alert: How a travel technology company is grappling with an ethical hacker
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Cyber crime takes advantage of mobile revolution
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Opportunist cyber criminals are seeing mobile devices as the new method of spreading their chaos, with ome countries reporting a 400% increase in malware on some handsets between 2011 to 2012.
How to kill Airbnb at its own game
December 4, 2012 By 39 Comments
Airbnb is the darling poster child of the entire startup world right now. The company raised $200 million in its latest round, at a valuation of $2.5 billion.
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Airlines face new and unexpected security threat – loyalty fraud
November 29, 2012 By 4 Comments
While fraud within the travel industry is not a new phenomenon, the expansion of loyalty programs has created new vulnerabilities for airlines and new opportunities for fraudsters to exploit.
Pinterest warning after adventure brand hacked, saucy pictures posted with links to weird UFO video
November 27, 2012 By 3 Comments
Twitter used to be a common place where people and brands often found their accounts hacked – but it now looks like the little rascals are turning their attention to Pinterest.
Hacker opens hotel doors with magic marker – the latest in the electronic door saga
October 5, 2012 By 1 Comment
Cast your mind back to the summer when this story about a hacker cracking hotel electronic doors emerged in Forbes
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The multiple issues surrounding airlines and ownership of passenger data
September 13, 2012 By 5 Comments
Imagine a world where someone owns a record of everything you do in life. Went shopping? Safeway owns that act. Watched a movie? Netflix owns a record of that. Grabbed a quick bite to eat? McDonalds owns a log of that.
No surprise here: 90% of frequent business travelers give TSA low marks
September 11, 2012 By 2 Comments
Business travel blog Frequent Business Traveler has released the results of a poll conducted in partnership with FlyerTalk on the state of the United States Transportation Security Administration.
Hotel door tech provider moves to crack down on lock hacker
August 27, 2012 By 2 Comments
An electronic hotel lock provider has issued a series of fixes to its technology after a cheeky developer used a major conference to demonstrate a hack to open doors.
Hotel security under question as hacker says electronic locks can be opened
July 24, 2012 By 1 Comment
A report in yesterday’s US press will have sent shivers down the spine of many a hotel manager and security specialist at properties across the globe
