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Marriott Faces $123 Million GDPR Fine for 2018 Data Breach

The UK Information Commissioner s Office (ICO) intends to fine Marriott International Inc ..99,200,396 ($123,705,869 / 110,385,736) for infringing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The fine is related to the data breach of the guest reservation database of the Starwood hotels group from 2014, prior to Marriott acquiring the company. The cyber incident was not discovered until 2018, two years after Starwood’s acquisition, the ICO statement said.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/marriott-faces-123-million-gdpr-fine-for-2018-data-breach/

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