Monday, January 30, 2017

Hackers blackmailed hotel – PulsBiznesu

One of the best hotels in Austria admitted to pay the ransom in bitcoinach the intruders who broke into his or her computer systems, and did not give guests access to the rooms.

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Authorities Romantik Seehotel Jaegerwirt, luxurious, four-star hotel, reported the hacking attack to warn others. Revealed that the hotel has repeatedly been a victim of cybercrime. The latest attack, which occurred during the weekend of the opening of the winter season, caused the shutdown of all computer systems in the hotel, including the reservation system. Hackers have discovered it when they received 1500 EUR in bitcoinach.

the Hotel was fully occupied, there were 180 guests, we had no choice. Neither the police nor the insurance company did not help – said the Director of the hotel Christoph Brandstaetter. – Restore our system after the attack in the summer cost us a few thousand euros. We have not received any money from the insurer, because not found guilty, he added.

Chapter represents 111 years of the hotel said that at the first opportunity applies innovative solutions that will prevent hackers lock system, electronic door locks in rooms

- during the next redesign of the rooms we want to enter the old fashioned locks with real keys. Will be the same as 111 years ago, in the days of our grandmothers and grandfathers, said Brandstaetter.

Signed: mark Druś, local.au

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