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Espionage, ID Theft? Myriad Risks From Stolen Marriott Data
2018-12-03 13:37

The data stolen from the Marriott hotel empire in a massive breach is so rich and specific it could be used for espionage, identity theft, reputational attacks and even home burglaries, security...

Lawsuits Filed Against Marriott Over Massive Data Breach
2018-12-03 13:34

Several lawsuits have been filed against Marriott International shortly after the hotel giant disclosed a data breach impacting as many as 500 million customers. read more

Marriott's Mega-Breach: Many Concerns, But Few Answers
2018-12-03 11:33

Massive Breach Prompts Calls for New Data Security and Minimization LawsMarriott's mega-breach underscores the challenges companies face in securing systems that come from acquisitions as well as...

Week in review: Marriott data breach, GDPR’s impact, HITBSecConf2018 Dubai
2018-12-02 19:30

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: The fundamentals of network security and cybersecurity hygiene The two fundamental building blocks to ensuring that...

What the Marriott Breach Says About Security
2018-12-01 21:16

We don't yet know the root cause(s) that forced Marriott this week to disclose a four-year-long breach involving the personal and financial information of 500 million guests of its Starwood hotel...

Marriott breach leaves 500 million exposed with passport, card numbers stolen
2018-11-30 18:32

Motivations of hackers are unclear, but proprietary Wi-Fi may have been a target.

Marriott faces massive data breach expenses even with cybersecurity insurance
2018-11-30 17:03

Marriott's total tab for a data breach affecting as many as 500 million consumers is going to cost billions of dollars over the next few years, based on the average cost of megabreaches.

Huge Marriott breach puts 500 million victims at risk
2018-11-30 15:49

The Marriott hotel empire's Starwood guest reservation database has been subject to unauthorised access since 2014.

Industry reactions to the enormous Marriott data breach
2018-11-30 15:43

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...

Marriott reveals data breach affecting 500 million hotel guests
2018-11-30 14:53

Hackers have had access to the Starwood guest reservation database since 2014.