Three US-based Wyndham hotels have been found running spyware on their guest check-in computers, according to a report from TechCrunch. The presence of the spyware is even more problematic than it sounds, as a serious security vulnerability that allows the entire internet to access its recordings has been found in the program.
The computers were all found running "pcTattletale", a program that belongs to a grade of spyware apps known colloquially as "stalkerware". Stalkerware lives on a device in secret — it runs without being seen but collects information on device usage (gaining its name from its most dangerous potential use case). pcTattletale is billed as an app for secretly monitoring children or employees — it takes screenshots of the device and uploads them to the cloud for review by the installer.
