Upscale Hotel Chain Hit by Cyber Attack

More than 700 guests in 21 sites of Destination Hotels & Resorts were affected by a cyber attack when crooks stole credit-card details after installing malware on the payment-processing system of the hotel chain, ABC News reports.

Texas police were informed about the scam soon after three dozen guests and diners at the Driskill Hotel had their information stolen after spending a night there or eating at its two restaurants….

Doritos Email Scam Can Cost Snack Maker Millions

Internet scams come in all forms, but fake coupons for free chips? According to Frito-Lay, a bogus coupon for a gratis bag of Doritos has gone viral, leaving consumers enraged when they cannot redeem it.

The Doritos scam–of unknown origin–grew bigger in the past few weeks as more and more people spread the coupon via email. Although a bag of chips may not sound like a big problem, Frito-Lay spokeswoman…

‘Twilight’ Craze Brings out Cyber Criminals

Vampires and werewolves are an undoubtedly popular theme for filmmakers — and cyber criminals.

With the third installment of the “Twilight” series, cyber crooks have discovered a way to use the franchise’s popularity to gain access to people’s computers by poisoning common search results and then infecting users’ computers with malware.

Norton reported that some common search results are already returning more than 50 percent malicious results, which means there is…