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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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, ...

This settlement addresses charges related to multiple data breaches that occurred between 2014 and 2020, impacting over 344 million customers globally. The FTC alleged that Marriott and its ...

Marriott International has agreed to pay $52 million and make changes to bolster its data security to resolve state and federal claims related to major data breaches that affected more than 300 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The FTC has come down hard on hotel chain Marriott following a series of data breaches between 2014 and 2020 that harmed more than 344 million customers worldwide. In an Oct. 9 news release ...