The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has confirmed that 12 of its hotels across the Americas suffered a suspected data breach. The group first reported it was looking into irregularities at a small number of its properties back in December, an investigation that was conducted alongside leading cybersecurity firms. At the center of the investigation was IHG's payment card processing systems for hotels across the Americas region. T he Bristol Bar & Grille at the Holiday Inn San Francisco and The Sevens Bar & Grill at Crowne Plaza San Jose-Silicon Valley were among other locations to fall victim to the data breach. IHG says it notified guests that had used their cards at the restaurants and bars of the affected hotels at the time, between August and December 2016. It said its findings showed that malware was installed on servers processing payment cards, and was capable of searching for track data (name of cardholder, card number, verification code and expiry date) from the card's magnetic strip.