The ICO has fined Marriott International Inc. more than $232.8 million (£18.4 million) for failing to keep millions of customers’ personal data secure.
Marriott estimates that 339 million guest records worldwide were affected following a cyberattack in 2014 on Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. The attack, from an unknown source, remained undetected until September 2018, by which time the company had been acquired by Marriott.
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