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April 1, 2020 09:43 pm

Marriott discloses another security breach that may impact over 5 million guests


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Marriott says a security breach may have exposed the personal information of 5.2 million guests. This marks Marriott’s second data breach in recent years, following a breach in 2018.


Personal information such as names, birthdates, and phone numbers may have been taken in the breach, along with language preferences and loyalty account numbers, Marriott says. Although an investigation is still in progress, Marriott said there is “no reason” to believe that payment information was leaked.



Marriott says it discovered in late February that an unspecified hotel chain’s system had been compromised, and guest information may have been examined by hackers that acquired the login...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/1/21203313/marriott-database-security-breach-5-million-guests

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