Leading US hotel chains hit by cyber attacks

A data breach at 20 US hotels operated by HEI Hotels and Resorts for Starwood, Marriott, Hyatt and Intercontinental may have divulged payment card data from tens of thousands of food, drink and other transactions, HEI has said.

The breach follows similar attacks at Hyatt Hotels and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide in recent months.

Connecticut-based HEI, which is privately held, said malware designed to collect card data was found on its systems.