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  1. Cyber Case Study: Marriott Data Breach

    In 2014—two years before Marriott even acquired Starwood—the latter company’s guest reservation system was infiltrated by cybercriminals via remote access trojan (RAT). Put simply, a RAT is a har…

  2. Marriott data breach FAQ: How did it happen and what …

    On September 8, 2018, an internal security tool flagged as suspicious an attempt to access the internal guest reservation database for Marriott’s Starwood brands, which include the Westin,...

  3. (PDF) Marriott International Data Breach

    Marriott International Inc., a multinational hotel firm, informed customers in November 2018 of a data breach resulting in the possible disclosure of credit cards, passport numbers, and other...

  4. Attack Case Study Marriott Data Breach 2018

    It is a case study on the Marriott data breach of 2018. You can find my analysis, suggested ways to prevent such attacks and a detailed summary of the vulnerabilities in the document.

  5. Marriott Data Breaches Result in a $52 Million FTC Settlement

    Shortly after acquiring Starwood, Marriott disclosed a 14-month-long data breach known as the “First Breach” across 100 Starwood properties. The breach stemmed from a …

  6. Marriott Data Breach FAQ: What Really Happened?

    In their internal investigation, Marriott found that hackers had encrypted data and removed it from the Starwood system. That information included information from up to 500 million guest records – although some of …

  7. Data Breach ISE 331 PROJECT BY: Marriott

    Marriott Data Breach ISE 331 PROJECT BY: AMBER LI, JAMES HARVEY, YASH MATHUR • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

  8. FTC Takes Action Against Marriott and Starwood Over Multiple …

    In a proposed complaint, the FTC says that Marriott and Starwood deceived consumers by claiming to have reasonable and appropriate data security. Despite these …