{"id":54063,"date":"2016-08-16T16:19:45","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T16:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=54063"},"modified":"2016-08-16T16:19:45","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T16:19:45","slug":"malware-attack-led-massive-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/malware-attack-led-massive-breach\/","title":{"rendered":"Malware Attack Led to Massive Credit Card Breach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A malware attack on\u00a0HEI Hotels and Resorts resulted in a major credit card breach, impacting 20 different hotels&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/threatpost.com\/westin-marriott-sheraton-hotels-hit-by-payment-card-malware\/119879\/\">ThreatPost<\/a>, 20 different hotels were impacted when a malware attack designed to obtain credit card information resulted in a major breach of guests&#8217; information.\u00a0 The hotels impacted are nationwide, and include various Sheridan, Westin, and Marriott hotels, 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