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Old Jan 16, 15, 2:23 pm
  #151  
 
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the spg website is very very slow
finally got in after about a 5 min wait . changed my password.
Last edited by aussielori; Jan 16, 15 at 2:34 pm
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Old Jan 16, 15, 2:45 pm
  #152  
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Originally Posted by LovetoTravel83
Lurkers, Should we be worried?
We are aware of the reported issues and already have an ongoing investigation. Please be assured SPG takes the privacy and security of our guest information seriously, and should you ever notice any unusual activity on your SPG account, please contact the customer service team for assistance.

Best regards,

William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
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Old Jan 16, 15, 7:35 pm
  #153  
 
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I just went to check my account and it's not working.
By trying recover the password it says

Your login information is correct, however due to a period of inactivity your account needs to be updated. Please contact your nearest Customer Contact Center to update your account.

I didn't receive any emails and my account does have activities in December, is that hacked as well :S
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Old Jan 16, 15, 9:23 pm
  #154  
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Originally Posted by britinva79
Received an email from SPG tonight that someone changed my email address on my SPG account and then at the same time points started flowing out to redeem Amazon gift cards. $200 in gift cards were illegally redeemed from my account. SPG have frozen my account so that they can investigate this and prevent any further theft. Encourage everyone to watch out as the hackers have already targeted AA and UA and maybe they are now going after hotels?
You may want to make a report to your local police, too, just to cover yourself.
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Old Jan 16, 15, 11:07 pm
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Server error all day, can't even access the site.
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Old Jan 17, 15, 12:12 am
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Originally Posted by Starwood Lurker
We are aware of the reported issues and already have an ongoing investigation. Please be assured SPG takes the privacy and security of our guest information seriously, and should you ever notice any unusual activity on your SPG account, please contact the customer service team for assistance.

Best regards,

William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

[email protected]
other than password changes, is there anything proactively we need to do? Save statements? or folios?
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Old Jan 17, 15, 12:25 am
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Originally Posted by britinva79
...as the hackers have already targeted AA and UA and maybe they are now going after hotels?
Hilton was already hacked, below is the sticky. (There are even posts showing how the stolen points are sold, post numbers: 75, 78, 103, 104)

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...ct-2014-a.html
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Old Jan 17, 15, 9:35 am
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SPG Account Hacked
Since reporting the issue to SPG they had promised to lock the account. They failed to do so and now another 150,000 points are missing. This is disgraceful customer service. I was promised the account would be secured to prevent this but apparently that wasn't a high enough priority. I may need to speak with the media about this to ensure others are aware and also consult an attorney.
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Old Jan 17, 15, 10:10 am
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OP, you may have some issues with many of your accounts as you reported some problem with an AMEX offer and Hyatt, as well, as I recall.
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Old Jan 17, 15, 5:24 pm
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Originally Posted by etsmyers
other than password changes, is there anything proactively we need to do? Save statements? or folios?
Great question etsmyers. There is no need to take any additional steps other than checking your account often, strengthening your online passwords, and practicing general internet security awareness (not using the same user name and password across multiple sites; not using your email as your user name; using complex passwords with capital letters, numbers and symbols; keeping antivirus current and performing regular device maintenance; and immediately reporting any suspicious activity on your account to us).

Best regards,

Christopher Carman
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

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Old Jan 17, 15, 5:28 pm
  #161  
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Originally Posted by britinva79
Since reporting the issue to SPG they had promised to lock the account. They failed to do so and now another 150,000 points are missing. This is disgraceful customer service. I was promised the account would be secured to prevent this but apparently that wasn't a high enough priority. I may need to speak with the media about this to ensure others are aware and also consult an attorney.
britinva79 - we have reached out to you through Private Message. You have our full attention and we will work with you throughout all of this.

As mentioned earlier, if anyone should notice any unusual activity on your SPG account, please contact the customer service team for assistance.

Best regards,

Christopher Carman
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

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Old Jan 17, 15, 5:39 pm
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Do we know at what point most accounts are hacked? Is it people using public wifi? Brute force attacks with just guessing millions of passwords on SPG's site? Would be helpful to know how it happens most often...
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Old Jan 17, 15, 7:35 pm
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SPG Account Hacked
More likely malware on victim machine.
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Old Jan 18, 15, 6:25 am
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Originally Posted by seawolf
More likely malware on victim machine.
Happened to me too, overnight last night. And no, it was not malware on victim machine.
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Old Jan 18, 15, 9:36 am
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SPG, you really need two factor authentication.
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