The hotel chain must implement major security changes and help the more than 344 million customers affected by its multiple ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a complaint and proposed consent order against Marriott International Inc. and its subsidiary, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide LLC, on October 9, 2024, ...

The FTC says Marriott and Starwood, which it acquired in 2016, deceived customers by claiming to have reasonable and appropriate data security, but instead left them vulnerable to ...

The company stopped using the Starwood reservations system at the end of 2018, according to a spokesperson. “Protecting guests’ personal data remains a top priority for Marriott,” the ...

"Treat your data like you would treat your money. Your personal data is just like currency—take the same precautions," warns an attorney not associated with the FTC action but experienced in ...

Kansas will be receiving part of a $52 million lawsuit after a data breach leaked over 131 million Marriott guest records ...

In case you think that data breaches are never a major legal issue in commercial real estate, Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts are still dealing with the aftermath of three ...

The settlement resolved liability for a series of three data breaches including two breaches involving Starwood that began before its acquisition by Marriott. Although the FTC lacks authority to ...

New Yorkers now have the option to delete their data stored with a major hotel chain after a multi-year data breach resulted in a multistate settlement. Attorney General Letitia James announced ...