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Trump Hotels Again The Target Of Hackers Seeking Credit Card Data

Trump Hotels was hit again by hackers who broke into the reservations system to take credit card data. TechCrunch says this was the third time the hotel chain's system has been compromised.
The Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., was first hacked on Nov. 7 ? the day before the election. / Alex Brandon / Shutterstock.com

Updated at 7:16 p.m. ET

President Trump has spent much of the past year talking about hackers who stole emails for political reasons.

But at Trump Hotels, hackers of a different sort were attacking.

Starting last summer, that manages the reservation booking service for

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