Marriott Was Hacked—Again
Marriott announced another data breach, this one affecting 5.2 million people:
At this point, we believe that the following information may have been involved, although not all of this information was present for every guest involved:
- Contact Details (e.g., name, mailing address, email address, and phone number)
- Loyalty Account Information (e.g., account number and points balance, but not passwords)
- Additional Personal Details (e.g., company, gender, and birthday day and month)
- Partnerships and Affiliations (e.g., linked airline loyalty programs and numbers)
- Preferences (e.g., stay/room preferences and language preference)
This isn’t nearly as bad as the 2014 Marriott breach—made public in 2018—which was the work of the Chinese government. But it does call into question whether Marriott is taking security seriously at all. It would be nice if there were a government regulatory body that could investigate and hold the company accountable.
uh, Mike • April 2, 2020 12:33 PM
Bruce, asking the government to enforce security is preposterous.
One, they’re bad at security.
Two, they want to spy on us.