false 0 1 false false false 2599 false 0 1739 2010-03-06T20:58:54Z 2 Hack CCN 2010-03-05 20:57:00 UTC Organization reports incident Outside 1 A credit card is part of a system of payments named after the small plastic card issued to users of the system. It is a card entitling its holder to buy goods and services based on the holder's promise to pay for these goods and services. The issuer of the card grants a line of credit to the consumer (or the user) from which the user can borrow money for payment to a merchant or as a cash advance to the user. Usage of the term "credit card" to imply a credit card account is a metonym. A credit card is different from a charge card, where a charge card requires the balance to be paid in full each month. In contrast, credit cards allow the consumers to 'revolve' their balance, at the cost of having interest charged. Most credit cards are issued by local banks or credit unions, and are the... Bonaventure Hotel 2485 Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites 2010-03-06T20:58:55Z 1 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) is a hospitality ownership, management, and franchise organization based in White Plains, New York. One of the world's largest hotel companies, it owns, operates, franchises and manages hotels, resorts, spas, residences, and vacation ownership properties under its nine owned brands. As of December 31, 2008, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. owned, managed, or franchised 942 properties employing about 145,000 people, of whom approximately 36% were employed in the United States. Starwood Hotels and Resorts was originally formed by the real estate investment firm Starwood Capital to take advantage of a tax break; at the time the company was known as Starwood Lodging. Initially, Starwood Lodging owned a number of hotels... Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide 1876 false Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. HOT 2010-03-25T09:03:48Z

Hotel systems may have been hacked, disclosing credit and debit card numbers

California, USA

CA US 36.7783 -119.418 2