Governance , IT Risk Management , Privacy
Exposed Database Owned by AutoClerk Hotel Reservation Management System Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • October 22, 2019An unsecure database belonging to a company that provides hotel reservation management technology exposed about 179 GB of customer data, including travel arrangements and other data for U.S. military and other government personnel, according to a new report from two independent security researchers.
The researchers say the database belongs to Autoclerk, which offers cloud-based management systems for web bookings at hotels as well as loyalty programs, payment processing and other services. The firm was acquired by Best Western Hotels and Resorts Group in August.
The unsecure database, which is hosted on Amazon Web Services, was first discovered on Sept. 13 by Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, self-described security researchers and hacktivists, according to their blog post on the site vpnMentor. The two researchers are working on a large-scale web mapping project, using port scanning techniques to look at various known IP blocks and addresses. During this project, they have found weaknesses and data leaks in numerous files and systems that are stored in the clou ..
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