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HACKERS ACCESS RADISSON DATA

A "LIMITED NUMBER" of guests who stayed at Radisson Hotels & Resorts in North America between November 2008 and May 2009 may have had their credit or debit card data stolen, the hotel company has admitted. Credit card firms alerted Radisson to the fact that hackers had gained access to data on computer systems at some of the chain's hotels.

It remains unclear how many properties, and how many guests, are affected. "Radisson greatly values guest privacy and deeply regrets this incident occurred," said Fredrik Korallus, the company's executive vice-president and chief operating officer.

"Working with law enforcement and forensic investigators, we are conducting a thorough review of the potentially affected computer systems, and have implemented additional security measures designed to prevent a recurrence of such an attack and to protect guest privacy.

"We are also working closely with major credit card suppliers and law enforcement to ensure the incident is properly addressed."