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Credit card security is always an issue when transacting over the internet. This new twist on an old standby has people up in arms in Austin, Texas. Credit card numbers from restaurant guests at a local downtown hotel were stolen when enterprising fraudsters hacked into the hotel’s accounting network.

The hotel has fixed the security breach but it is not known exactly how many victims there are but local law enforcements have estimated that up to 700 credit card numbers have been stolen. Numbers from the guests of the Driskill Hotel restaurant were stolen along with patrons who stayed at one of the approximately three dozen locations managed by Destination Hotels and Resorts, the parent company of Driskill Hotel. T

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