![]() “Hilton Worldwide is strongly committed to protecting our customers’ credit card information,” the company said. ![]() In a written statement, a Hilton spokesperson said the company is investigating the breach claims. However, sources at five different banks say they have now determined that the common point-of-purchase for cards included in that alert had only one commonality: They were all were used at Hilton properties, including the company’s flagship Hilton locations as well as Embassy Suites, Doubletree, Hampton Inn and Suites, and the upscale Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts. The alerts to each bank included card numbers that were suspected of being compromised, but per Visa policy those notifications did not name the breached entity. In August, Visa sent confidential alerts to numerous financial institutions warning of a breach at a brick-and-mortar entity that is known to have extended from Apto July 27, 2015. Hilton says it is investigating the claims. ![]() Multiple sources in the banking industry say they have traced a pattern of credit card fraud that suggests hackers have compromised point-of-sale registers in gift shops and restaurants at a large number of Hilton Hotel and franchise properties across the United States. ![]()
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