Reply to post: Can't be bothered to spend money on IT

Cyberattack brings down InterContinental Hotels' booking systems

steviebuk Silver badge

Can't be bothered to spend money on IT

I remember way back in early 2018 I may or may not have been staying at coughPullman London St Pancrascough.

Bored in the room I started to sniff the WIFI. Fuck me! Everything was wide open! I could see all other devices as no WIFI isolation was on. I could see, what I assumed was the PCs down in reception that people staying in the hotel could use. Worst still I found an old server available that had the controls to what, if I remember right, appeared to be a heating system.

I mentioned this to them on Twitter while I sat in my room, they'd have ignored it otherwise with just an e-mail. Granted, by the end of that day or the next it had been locked down more than it had been. Sadly, my limits were reached but if I knew more I probably could of gone further and found more holes.

I would of mentioned my room number in the hope I'd get the room free for helping. But I suspect I would of gotten kicked out instead.

POST COMMENT House rules

Not a member of The Register? Create a new account here.

  • Enter your comment

  • Add an icon

Anonymous cowards cannot choose their icon