Marriott International discloses its second security incident affecting 5.2 million guests

A security breach has exposed the personal information of more than 5 million guests that found comfort at the Marriott Bonvoy Hotel, according to an incident notification issued by Marriott yesterday. What Happened? In a statement, the company said gu… Continue reading Marriott International discloses its second security incident affecting 5.2 million guests

Marriott Hit With $123M Fine For Massive 2018 Data Breach

The data breach fine against Marriott by the Information Commissioner’s Office comes a day after British Airways was also penalized. Continue reading Marriott Hit With $123M Fine For Massive 2018 Data Breach

Marriott lowers estimate of customers affected by breach to 383 million, says 8.6 million encrypted payment cards involved

Following last year’s disclosure that hackers breached its systems, Marriot has released an update on the number of affected customers, the type of data that was leaked, as well as some changes to its practices and policies. On Nov. 30, 2018, the… Continue reading Marriott lowers estimate of customers affected by breach to 383 million, says 8.6 million encrypted payment cards involved

Scanning for Flaws, Scoring for Security

Is it fair to judge an organization’s information security posture simply by looking at its Internet-facing assets for weaknesses commonly sought after and exploited by attackers, such as outdated software or accidentally exposed data and devices? Fair… Continue reading Scanning for Flaws, Scoring for Security

Marriott Breach, Lame Printer Hack, and Docker – Paul’s Security Weekly #585

This week, how Docker containers can be exploited to mine for cryptocurrency, WordPress sites attacking other WordPress sites, why the Marriott Breach is a valuable IT lesson, malicious Chrome extensions, why hospitals are the next frontier of cybersec… Continue reading Marriott Breach, Lame Printer Hack, and Docker – Paul’s Security Weekly #585