How cyber criminals targeting c-suite executives staying at upscale hotels

Top executives staying at upscale hotels in the Asia-Pacific region are being targeted by cyber criminals, Kaspersky has warned. Cyber attackers first break into the networks of luxury hotels and wait for unsuspecting victims, often very highprofile guests, to use the hotel’s internet service.

Kaspersky calls the attacking group Darkhotel, which has been known to be active for the last four years. About 90% of the infections appear to be located in Japan, Taiwan, China, Russia and South Korea. Network infections were also recorded in the US, the UAE, Singapore, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Belgium, Serbia, Lebanon, Pakistan, Greece and Italy. ET explains how the Darkhotel group operates...