Teacher’s One-Night Budget Hotel Stay Triggers A $1,002,852.82 Debit Card Hold

Teacher shocked by bill after one-night stay at AR hotel; management says cyberattack hit credit card machine

Editor's Note: This story has been updated with an added statement from hotel management. BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. — A middle school teacher making a move from Indiana to Texas got the surprise of his life after spending one night at a hotel in Arkansas. Matthew Spencer spent Tuesday night at America's Best Value Inn and Suites [...]

Teacher’s One-Night Budget Hotel Stay Triggers A $1,002,852.82 Debit Card Hold

This middle school teachers' account showed a negative balance of more than $1 million when a $1,002,852.82 charge was placed on their debit card at an Americas Best Value Inn in Blytheville, Arkansas. The hotel says their credit card terminal was hacked.