Credit Card Data Breach Discovered at 42 Michigan Hotels
Michigan wasn't the only state affected by a 2016 hotel credit card breach, there were actually 1,175 hotels in total nationwide.
According to WNEM, this massive credit card data breach took place in the last few months of 2016. Payment information of potentially thousands of customers of hotels like Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, and Crowne Plaza were all exposed.
Things that were at risk include your credit card number, expiration date and the 3 digit code on the back of the card (verification number).
This really has potential to screw a lot of people that stayed in certain hotels in September, November and December of 2016. Basically what you need to do is check your credit card statements for any weird and suspicious activity. It would also be a smart move to call your card company to get any issues resolved.
The time span of the breach could still widen as the investigation continues.
Here's a list of hotels by state are on the list in the data breach:
- Alaska 2
- Alabama 27
- Arkansas 23
- Arizona 15
- California 64
- Colorado 20
- Connecticut 10
- Washington DC 2
- Delaware 3
- Florida 61
- Georgia 38
- Iowa 12
- Idaho 4
- Illinois 39
- Indiana 53
- Kansas 19
- Kentucky 21
- Louisiana 21
- Massachusetts 17
- Maryland 14
- Maine 1
- Michigan 42
- Minnesota 22
- Missouri 25
- Mississippi 32
- Montana 5
- North Carolina 49
- North Dakota 8
- Nebraska 17
- New Hampshire 3
- New Jersey 19
- New Mexico 14
- Nevada 2
- New York 45
- Ohio 50
- Oklahoma 23
- Oregon 10
- Pennsylvania 46
- Rhode Island 1
- South Carolina 19
- South Dakota 7
- Tennessee 30
- Texas 163
- Utah 10
- Virginia 28
- Vermont 2
- Washington 10
- Wisconsin 13
- West Virginia 7
- Wyoming 6
Source: WNEM