700,000 Choice Hotels records leaked in data breach, ransom demanded

700,000 Choice Hotels records leaked in data breach, ransom demanded

Source: ZDNet By: Charlie Osborne 15August2019

* 700,000 records belonging to Choice Hotels have reportedly been stolen with hackers demanding payment for their return.
* According to Choice Hotels, the bulk of the records was only test information, including the payment card, password, and reservation fields; however, 700,000 records were genuine and contained information on guests such as names, email addresses, and phone numbers.