IHG hack: "Vindictive" couple deleted hotel chain data for fun

2022-09-17

IHG hack: "Vindictive" couple deleted hotel chain data for fun

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1. IHG hack: "Vindictive" couple deleted hotel chain data for fun

- Hackers have told the BBC they carried out a destructive cyber-attack against Holiday Inn owner Intercontinental Hotels

- Describing themselves as a couple from Vietnam, they say they first tried a ransomware attack, then deleted large amounts of data when they were foiled.

- They accessed the FTSE 100 firm's databases thanks to an easily found and weak password, Qwerty1234.

2. Fury in Iran as young woman dies following morality police arrest

- A 22-year-old Iranian woman has died days after being arrested by morality police for allegedly not complying with strict rules on head coverings.

- Eyewitnesses say she was beaten while inside a police van when she was picked up in Tehran.

- Police have denied the allegations, saying she had suddenly suffered a heart problem.

- It is the latest in a series of reports of brutality against women by authorities in Iran in recent weeks.

3. Man arrested after approaching Queen's coffin

- A man has been arrested after he approached Queen Elizabeth's coffin from a queue of mourners in Westminster Hall.

- The live video feed of the Queen lying in state cut away for a brief period during the incident.

- The man was arrested under the Public Order Act and was taken into custody, Metropolitan Police said.

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