Subj : Marriott hit with major penalty to settle security breach claims
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Date : Thu Oct 10 2024 14:30:05

Marriott hit with major penalty to settle security breach claims

Date:
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:29:00 +0000

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Marriott International will have to pay a $52 million penalty to 49 states 
and the District of Columbia for multiple breaches.

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Marriott International has agreed to pay a huge sum to settle 
cybersecurity-related charges brought by the US Federal Trade Commission 
(FTC). 

Fines aside, it also agreed to implement a more robust IT program and grant 
its customers better ways to manage their data, following multiple data 
breaches over the last ten years  that have resulted in millions of customer 
data records being exposed, stolen, and otherwise compromised. 

The FTC also argued that Marriott tried to hide the fact that it suffered the 
breaches, and deceived consumers by claiming to have reasonable and 
appropriate data security. Robust IT infrastructure 

Marriotts poor security practices led to multiple breaches affecting hundreds 
of millions of customers, said Samuel Levine, Director of the FTCs Bureau of 
Consumer Protection. The FTCs action today, in coordination with our state 
partners, will ensure that Marriott improves its data security practices in 
hotels around the globe. 

The hospitality chain was charged by the FTC, and after years of 
back-and-forth, agreed to settle the charges by making certain changes to its 
systems, and paying a fine. That being said, Marriott agreed to pay a $52 
million penalty to 49 states and the District of Columbia. 

Furthermore, it will have to implement significant changes to its IT 
practices: it will have to tell the customers why its collecting their data, 
and is allowed to retain it for only as long as reasonably necessary; it will 
have to establish, implement and maintain a comprehensive information 
security program and certify compliance to the FTC annually for 20 years; it 
will have to allow consumers to review unauthorized activity in their 
Marriott Bonvoy loyalty rewards accounts; it will have to restore any loyalty 
points stolen by malicious actors and ultimately - it will have to must 
provide a link for customers to request deletion of their personal data. More 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/marriott-hit-with-major-penalty-to-sett
le-security-breach-claims


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