Administrative/Regulatory,
Corporate,
Government
Dec. 19, 2018
Marriott bought a hotel... and a massive data breach
When Marriott International purchased Starwood in 2016, it became the world’s largest hotel chain. Unbeknownst to Marriott, it was also buying one of the world’s largest global data breaches.
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CYBERSLEUTH
When Marriott International purchased Starwood in 2016, it became the world's largest hotel chain. Unbeknownst to Marriott, it was also buying one of the world's largest global data breaches. In late November, Marriott announced it had uncovered a massive and ongoing data hack that had been lurking in the Starwood guest reservation system since 2014.
While data breaches exposing millions of consu...
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