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high severity May 13, 2026 · tens of thousands affected

BWH Hotels (Best Western) Discloses 6-Month Reservation System Breach

BWH Hotels, parent of Best Western, WorldHotels and SureStays, notified guests that hackers maintained access to its reservation web application from October 2025 to April 2026. The company confirmed the unauthorized access and began sending breach notifications. No payment data was stored or accessed in the affected system.

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BWH Hotels (Best Western) Discloses 6-Month Reservation System Breach
Data exposed:
  • names
  • email addresses
  • telephone numbers
  • home addresses
  • reservation details

BWH Hotels, the parent company of Best Western, WorldHotels, and SureStays, has disclosed that hackers maintained unauthorized access to its reservation web application for six months, exposing the personal information of tens of thousands of guests.

Public reporting indicates the breach lasted from October 2025 through April 2026. The compromised system contained names, email addresses, telephone numbers, home addresses, and reservation details. BWH Hotels confirmed no payment card data was stored or accessed in the affected environment. The company has begun sending direct notifications to impacted guests, and the incident is now under investigation.

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