A Q&A With Kalpesh Patel: Bringing Bitcoin to the Hotel Industry With BookWithBit
Kalpesh Patel is a living testament to the fact that anyone can contribute something to the Bitcoin ecosystem. You don’t have to be a computer genius or a financial expert to participate in this economic experiment. “You’re missing the point of Bitcoin if you feel left out. You can be as involved as you want to be, just go make something happen — find something you think needs doing, recruit some people to help if you need help, and do it. Are you waiting for an invitation or permission from somebody?” -Gavin Andresen. Patel moved to the United States from India in 1998 when he was just 18....
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A luxury hotel in Austria paid a bitcoin ransom to unlock the rooms of hundreds of guests who could not get in or get out, according to The Local. The hotel was unable to reprogram new electronic key cards until the hackers restored the system. The hackers restored the system in exchange for 1,500 EUR worth of bitcoin. While the hotel has since replaced its computers and installed new security standards, it plans to install old-fashioned door locks with keys in the future to prevent such incidents. Managers at the Seehotel Jaegerwirt, a four-star hotel on the Alpine Turracher Hoehe Pass,....
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Romantik Seehotel Jaegerwirt attacked by hackers, lock 130 guests out of their rooms forcing the hotel to pay Bitcoin ransom. Hackers attacking critical IT infrastructure for Bitcoin ransom is not a new thing. It has been happening on a regular basis in the past couple of years. But attacking a hotel and locking hundreds of guests out of their rooms probably never happened before last week. According to reports, one of the top European hotels, Romantik Seehotel Jaegerwirt in Austria became the target of cybercriminals. They managed to hack into the luxurious 4-star hotel’s electronic key....