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Marriott Reports Data Breach Affecting 5.2 Million Hotel Guests

Marriott International Inc. said on Tuesday information of about 5.2 million hotel guests was breached, the second such incident for the hotel operator in less than two years. It said the breached information, including contact details, loyalty account information and …

Hotel Websites Leak Guests’ Personal Data to Third Parties

Two out of three hotel websites inadvertently leak guests’ booking details and personal data to third-party sites, including advertisers and analytics companies, according to research released by Symantec Corp on Wednesday. The study, which looked at more than 1,500 hotel …

Top Kentucky Hotel Says Data Breach Could Have Included Guest Info

A four-star Kentucky hotel has discovered a data breach threatening guests’ credit card information. News outlets report The Galt House hotel in Louisville said last month that an internal investigation found malware had been stealing information from a payment card …

Florida Hotel Chain Reports Potential Customer Data Breach

An Orlando-based hotel chain is reporting that some of its guests’ credit card information may have been breached. Rosen Hotels & Resorts Inc. said on its website that malware was installed on its payment card network, and in some instances, …

Court Says FTC Can Sue Hotel Chain Over Data Breaches

A U.S. court ruled on Monday that the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with a lawsuit against hotel group Wyndham Worldwide Corp. for allegedly failing to safeguard consumers’ personal information. Wyndham had argued that the commission did not have jurisdiction …