Marriott's Starwood hack hits up to 500m guests

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Marriott's Starwood hack hits up to 500m guests

Attack began four years ago.

Marriott International has revealed a massive compromise in which unknown hackers had access to the Starwood Hotels and Resorts network and reservations data since 2014, affecting up to 500 million people. The breach appears to affect any “guests who made a reservation at a Starwood ...

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