Latest Wholesale Ripoff: Data on Hotels.com Customers Stolen |
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Donna Gordon Blankinship (ap@telecom-digest.org) Mon, 5 Jun 2006 10:50:26 -0500
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By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, Associated Press Writer
Thousands of Hotels.com customers may be at risk for credit card fraud
The password-protected laptop belonging to an Ernst & Young auditor
"As a result of our ongoing communication with law enforcement, we
Both Hotels.com and Ernst & Young mailed letters to Hotels.com
The transactions recorded on the laptop were mostly from 2004,
Ernst & Young, which has been the outside auditor for Hotels.com for
"We deeply regret this incident has occurred and want to apologize to
Ernst & Young invites those affected by the incident to enroll in a
"We sincerely regret that this incident occurred and we are taking it
The letter from Hotels.com said "Ernst & Young was taking additional
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