Marriott – Cyber Security Review

Marriott fined £18.4 million by UK watchdog over customer data breach

Posted onNovember 2, 2020December 4, 2020

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Marriott £18.4 million over a 2014 data breach, heavily reducing the penalty originally planned due to COVID-19 disruption. The Marriot hotel group was subject to a 2014 data breach impacting the Starwood resort Read More …

Marriott Hit With $123M Fine For Massive 2018 Data Breach

Posted onJuly 9, 2019July 10, 2019

The U.K.’s privacy watchdog is hitting Marriott International with a $123 million (£99 million) penalty stemming from its 2018 data breach of more than 383 million guest records. The Tuesday fine is issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and Read More …

Senators Push for Data Breach and Privacy Legislation Following Marriot Breach

Posted onDecember 3, 2018December 5, 2018

U.S. Democrat Senators Mark Warne, Ed Markey, and Richard Blumenthal published statements asking for the passage of data security and consumer privacy legislation by the Congress following the Marriot International hotel chain breach. The Marriott hotel chain disclosed a huge Read More …

500 Million Marriott Guest Records Stolen in Starwood Data Breach

Posted onNovember 30, 2018December 1, 2018

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 Resorts Worldwide was acquired by Marriott Read More …