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Most trusted travel provider gets hacked
TripAdvisor advertises itself as the “most trusted” site but also adds it was a victim of a hacker, who managed to get the travel site’s member email list.
In an email from its chief executive officer Steve Kaufer, sent to customers, the site says it has since closed the source of the vulnerability without saying specifically what it was, says SC magazine.
Kaufer said in his email "only a portion" of its member list was stolen but declined to say what percentage of users were compromised, the magazine says.
"The reason we are going directly to you with this news is that we think it’s the right thing to do," Kaufer said. "As a TripAdvisor member, I would want to know. Unfortunately, this sort of data theft is becoming more common across many industries, and we take it extremely seriously."
TripAdvisor’s website said it had 20 million members, received 40 million unique visitors a month and operated in 27 countries.
Law enforcement agencies were alerted, TripAdvisor said.
The magazine recommends subscribers change their passwords as a precaution and not to click on any links from emails supposedly coming from the travel site.
In other words, click with caution.
By David Wilkening
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