Marriott Suffers Second Breach Exposing Data of 5.2 Million Hotel Guests

International hotel chain Marriott today disclosed a data breach impacting nearly 5.2 million hotel guests, making it the second security incident to hit the company in recent years.

“At the end of February 2020, we identified that an unexpected amoun… Continue reading Marriott Suffers Second Breach Exposing Data of 5.2 Million Hotel Guests

Marriott Faces $123 Million GDPR Fine Over Starwood Data Breach

After fining British Airways with a record fine of £183 million earlier this week, the UK’s data privacy regulator is now planning to slap world’s biggest hotel chain Marriott International with a £99 million ($123 million) fine under GDPR over 2014 da… Continue reading Marriott Faces $123 Million GDPR Fine Over Starwood Data Breach

Chris Vickery on the Marriott Breach and a Rash of Recent High-Profile Hacks

In this Newsmaker Interview, ‘breach hunter’ Chris Vickery explores a recent spate of breaches from Marriott, USPS and Dell EMC. Continue reading Chris Vickery on the Marriott Breach and a Rash of Recent High-Profile Hacks

500 Million Marriott Guest Records Stolen in Starwood Data Breach

The world’s biggest hotel chain Marriott International today disclosed that unknown hackers compromised guest reservation database its subsidiary Starwood hotels and walked away with personal details of about 500 million guests.

Starwood Hotels and Re… Continue reading 500 Million Marriott Guest Records Stolen in Starwood Data Breach