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Passport numbers stolen from Marriott provide scammers with another ID theft tool

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Hackers who spent four years lurking inside the Starwood hotel chain’s guest database now have a valuable piece of the puzzle for stealing victims’ identities: passport numbers. Marriott announced Friday that the stolen information on 327 million people “includes some combination” of passports and other personal information, such as phone numbers, email addresses, or payment card data. A passport number alone may not be especially valuable, but fraudsters can incorporate that information into an identity theft scheme, making those attacks more likely to be successful. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Sunday called on Marriott to pay the fees to replace each U.S. customers’ passports stolen in the breach, which amounts to $110 per passport holder. Marriott did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday about why Starwood collected guests’ passport information. The breach also provides scammers with other detailed information they can combine to gather a detailed view […]

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Massive Marriott Data Breach, Secure Holiday Shopping Tips, Phishing Sites Using HTTPS – WB45

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This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for December 3rd 2018 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: the massive Marriott data breach, secure holiday shopping tips, and phishing sites using HTTPS. Silent Pocket is a proud sponsor of… Continue reading Massive Marriott Data Breach, Secure Holiday Shopping Tips, Phishing Sites Using HTTPS – WB45→

Marriott Hotels 4 Year Hack Impacts Half a Billion Guests!

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A mammoth data breach was disclosed by hotel chain Marriott International today (30 Nov 18), with a massive 500 million customer records said to have been compromised by an “unauthorized party”. 

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Industry reactions to the enormous Marriott data breach

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On September 8, 2018, Marriott received an alert from an internal security tool regarding an attempt to access the Starwood guest reservation database in the United States. Marriott engaged security experts to help determine what occurred. Marriott lea… Continue reading Industry reactions to the enormous Marriott data breach→

Marriott announces data breach impacting 500 million hotel guests

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The Marriott Hotel chain announced Friday that information contained in a Starwood Hotels database was compromised, potentially affecting up to 500 million guests. The company has determined that hackers had unauthorized access on Starwood’s guest database dating back to 2014. Hackers copied and encrypted guest information, then “took steps towards removing it,” the company said. Marriott on Sept. 8 received an alert from a security tool indicating an outsider was trying to access Starwood’s guest reservation database. That alert was enough for the company to consult outside security experts, who ultimately determined that thieves had been inside the database for roughly four years. For roughly 327 million of the 500 million guests affected, hackers stole information including their name, mailing address, phone number, email address, passport number, Starwood account information, date of birth, gender, arrival and departure information, reservation date and communication preferences, the company said. Payment information also was compromised […]

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Marriott Reveals Security Incident Involving Starwood Reservation Database

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Marriott announced that it recently detected and addressed a security incident involving the Starwood guest reservation database. On 30 November, Marriott revealed that an internal investigation had found evidence of unauthorized access to the database… Continue reading Marriott Reveals Security Incident Involving Starwood Reservation Database→