The Play ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on H-Hotels (h-hotels.com) that has resulted in communication outages for the company.
H-Hotels is a hospitality business with 60 hotels in 50 locations across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, offering a total capacity of 9,600 rooms.
The hotel chain employs 2,500 people and is one of the largest in the DACH region, operating under ‘H-Hotels’ and the sub-brands Hyperion, H4 Hotels, H2 Hotels, H + Hotels, H.ostels, and H.omes.
H-Hotels disclosed the cyberattack last week and stated that the security incident occurred on Sunday, December 11th, 2022.
“According to the first findings of internal and external IT specialists, cybercriminals managed to break through the extensive technical and organizational protection systems of IT in a professional attack,” explained the H-Hotel’s security incident notice.
The firm has informed the German investigative authorities of the incident and is working with an IT forensics firm to restore systems as quickly as possible. H-Hotels also states that they are ensuring they will be adequately protected against similar cyberattacks in the future.
