Recent Hospitality Cyber Attacks

A sextortion email campaign is using real leaked email addresses from ShinyHunters-related data dumps to make threats sound credible. The scammers impersonate the “ShinyHunters hacking group,” claim they recorded victims via webcam, and demand $2,000 in Bitcoin within 48 hours. Reporting indicates…

Researchers report attackers compromising hotel and conference Wi‑Fi gateway equipment to silently redirect travelers to fake Microsoft 365 sign-in pages, without sending phishing emails. In some cases, attackers also abuse Microsoft device-code login prompts so victims unintentionally approve…

Researchers report multiple real-world email phishing campaigns that used tax and government-benefit themes to trick people into downloading malware. The campaigns used a “crypter” service called Cruciferra to hide malicious files and help malware run while avoiding detection. Targets included…

ReliaQuest reports attackers are compromising public Wi‑Fi “captive portal” gateways (such as in hotels and conference centers) and changing their DNS settings to redirect users to attacker-controlled pages. The goal is to harvest traveling employees’ Microsoft 365 credentials using…

Researchers found attackers taking over hotel and conference-center Wi‑Fi gateways and silently redirecting guests to fake Microsoft 365 sign-in pages to steal credentials. In some cases, the attackers also tried to route broader device traffic through a malicious proxy (WPAD) or trick users into…

Researchers reported an ongoing campaign where attackers compromise hotel and conference venue Wi‑Fi routers and quietly redirect visitors’ web traffic through attacker-controlled systems. This can lead to corporate usernames and passwords being captured even when the victim does not click a…

The article highlights how attackers can quickly build convincing executive “profiles” from public information and use them to manipulate employees. It cites the 2023 MGM Resorts incident where attackers allegedly used an executive’s LinkedIn details to impersonate them in a help desk phone call…