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Gekko Group

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  1. 2019

    Gekko Group data breach exposes customer and reservation information

    Issue disclosure

    A report said Gekko Group suffered a data breach and that an exposed database contained more than 1 terabyte of data, including reservations, credit card details, personal information and login credentials. The research team said it discovered the exposed database; the supplied text does not state when the breach occurred.

    Source excerpt

    • Gekko Group, a subsidiary of Accor Hotels, has suffered a major data breach that may have affected a customer base of 600,000 hotels worldwide.
    • Led by Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, vpnMentor’s research team discovered the data breach and found the database exposed contained over 1 terabyte of data.
    • Hotel and transport reservations Credit card details Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of various parties Login credentials for client accounts on Gekko Group-owned platforms
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