Trump Hotels investigating possible payment card breach

The Trump Hotel Collection said on Monday it is working with the Secret Service and FBI to investigate a possible payment card breach, its second one in less than a year.

The luxury hotel group is run by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his family. 

“Like virtually every other company these days, we are routinely targeted by cyber terrorists whose only focus is to inflict harm on great American businesses,” said Eric Trump, one of the candidate’s sons, in an email statement. “We are committed to safeguarding all guests’ personal information and will continue to do so vigilantly.”

News of the breach was first reported by computer security writer Brian Krebs, citing three unnamed sources in the financial sector.

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