Marriott Data breach

November 30, 2018

Marriott: Data on 500 Million Guests Stolen in 4-Year Breach

This post was originally published on this siteHospitality giant Marriott today disclosed a massive data breach exposing the personal and financial information on as many as a half billion customers who made reservations at any of its Starwood properties over the past four years. Marriott said the breach involved unauthorized access to a database containing guest information tied to reservations made at Starwood properties on or before Sept. 10, 2018, and that its ongoing investigation suggests the perpetrators had been inside the company’s networks since 2014. Marriott said the intruders encrypted information from the hacked database (likely to avoid detection […]