Marriott Says Starwood Data Breach Affects Up to 500 Million People
Hacked information includes passport numbers, payment-card numbers in addition to addresses, travel details
Marriott International Inc. on Friday disclosed one of the biggest data breaches in history, a hack in the reservation database for its Starwood properties that may have exposed the personal information of up to 500 million guests.
News of the attack—rivaled only by the theft of information in 2013 and 2014 from internet company Yahoo—roiled customers of the world’s largest hotel company and lowered its stock price.
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