Holiday Inn Owner InterContinental Has a Breach Trend
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has disclosed its systems have been breached — again — and that its booking systems and applications have been "significantly disrupted" since Sept. 5.
UK-based IHG operates 17 iconic hospitality brands, including Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, and Candlewood Suites. This is the third compromise the massive hotel company has had since 2017.
"IHG is working to fully restore all systems as soon as possible, and to assess the nature, extent, and impact of the incident," explained IHG in a notification of the cyberattack. "We will be supporting hotel owners and operators as part of our response to the ongoing service disruption. IHG's hotels are still able to operate and to take reservations directly." In the previous attack, the company's point-of-sale systems were compromised, allowing cybercriminals to steal customer credit-card details for guests across 1,200 hotels. Then, in a less sweeping incident, just last month the Holiday Inn in Istanbul was reportedly the victim of a LockBit ransomware attack.
It's likely the three separate attacks are connected, Justin Vaughan-Brown with Deep Instinct said in an emailed statement.
