Hotel giant Wyndham exposed customer data after app security lapse

Hotel giant Wyndham exposed customer data after app security lapse

Exclusive: Wyndham left a hardcoded credential in its customer app, allowing anyone to access customer data. The hotel giant wouldn't say if it has the ability to check for any past unauthorized access.

Hotel giant Wyndham exposed customer data after app security lapse | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware - National Cyber Security Consulting

Hotel and resort giant Wyndham has acknowledged a cybersecurity incident after a good-faith security researcher discovered a bug that allowed anyone to access customers’ personal information. Security researcher Robert Wiggins at What Security exclusively told TechCrunch that he found a password inside the source code of Wyndham’s Android app, which granted access to an internal […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!