UK watchdog proposes to fine Marriott US$124m for data breach

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UK watchdog proposes to fine Marriott US$124m for data breach

Over Starwood reservation incident.

Marriott International Inc said on Tuesday the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) had proposed to fine the hotel chain £99.2 million pounds (US$124 million) due to a massive data breach in its Starwood hotels reservation system. In November, Marriott disclosed it had discovered the ...

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