PakNews: Marriott says up to 500 million guests fall victim to hack

Sunday, 2 December 2018

Marriott says up to 500 million guests fall victim to hack

As many as 500 million guests at Marriott International hotels may have been victims of a hack that in many cases pilfered passport numbers, birthdates or other identifying data dating back to 2014, the company announced Friday. Marriott said it was alerted on September 8 that there had been an attempt to hack their reservation database in the United States. Marriott completed a $13.6 billion acquisition of Starwood in 2016.