Africa-Press – Zambia. Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) identified a fresh wave of cyberattacks between June and August 2025 by a threat group dubbed RevengeHotels, which targets hotels in an attempt to obtain financial information from visitors.
Since its founding in 2015, the organization has improved its practices. In order to increase the effectiveness of their attacks and expand their reach, the threat actor is now utilizing artificial intelligence (AI).
According to analysis, a large number of the new dangerous programs utilized in these assaults had code that was probably created using artificial intelligence (AI), which makes them more complex and challenging to identify.
While hotels in Brazil have been the main target to date, such cyberattacks have also been reported in other countries around the globe. And considering that countries in Africa, including South Africa and Kenya, are popular tourist destinations, and Nigeria a popular business travel destination, it is important to consider that no country or hotel is immune to falling victim.
The threat actor sends phishing emails directly to hotel staff, often disguised as requests for reservations or job applications. Once a hotel employee interacts with these emails, malware called VenomRAT is installed on the hotel’s systems, giving attackers access to guests’ payment data and other sensitive information. The emails often look convincing, coming from legitimate-looking websites.
“Сybercriminals are increasingly using AI to create new tools and make their attacks more effective. This means that even familiar schemes, like phishing emails, are becoming harder to spot for a common user. For hotel guests, this translates into higher risks of card and personal data theft, even when you trust well-known hotels,” comments Lisandro Ubiedo, expert at Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team.
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