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Nearly two million Quest Apartment Hotels customers affected by data breach

Personal information of nearly two million Quest Apartment Hotels customers has been compromised in a data breach, including credit card, passport and Medicare numbers. Last month, the accommodation provider identified a cyberattack on a database system via a vulnerability in a third-party technology provider. David Mansfield, the managing director of The Ascott Limited, which owns Quest Apartment Hotels, provided an update this week, saying a forensic data analysis revealed information relating to approximately 1,991,613 customers was affected. Mansfield said the company was contacting those affected directly to inform them of which category they were in, the steps they could take, and available support. I recognise the concern this incident has caused. On behalf of Quest, I sincerely apologise to those who have been affected,” he said.

Full report : Quest Apartment Hotels says the information of nearly two millions customers was compromised in a data breach.