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Wyndham Hotel guests at risk for identity theft

Tampa Bay Business Journal

2/16/2009 - A data breach at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts may have put up to 21,000 Florida residents in jeopardy of identity theft, Bill McCollum, Florida’s attorney general, said in a statement. Wyndham reported the data breach to the AG last December and told the office it had contacted consumers of the unauthorized access to personal data on their debit and credit cards. So far, Wyndham believes no criminal identity theft related to the use of the consumer data has been identified. McCollum encouraged consumers to be vigilant and to report any suspicious contacts they receive or activity on their accounts to law enforcement. Affected consumers are encouraged to take the precautionary steps outlined in a letter from Wyndham, including obtaining a free fraud alert from one of the credit reporting agencies. There are 12 Wyndham properties in Florida, including three in the Orlando area. Legal Shred Tampa Shredding 13340 Lincoln Road Riverview, FL 33569 866-727-1218