Posted on 03/31/2020 2:19:44 PM PDT by ken in texas
Marriott said Tuesday approximately 5.2 million guests worldwide may have been affected. The information taken may have included names, addresses, phone numbers, birthdays, loyalty information for linked companies like airlines and room preferences. Marriott said it’s still investigating but it doesn’t believe credit card information, passport numbers or driver’s license information was accessed.
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Let me guess, they outsource their IT and app development to the lowest bidder in Bangalore.
LOL, that could be. Per the article, there was “suspicious” activity associated with two employee IDs.
The Red Roof Inn must have better security... and poorer targets.
At the rate we’re going, any attempt to steal someone’s ID with the idea of capturing their bank and investment money will turn out to be futile. Another month+ shut down, and our economy and net worth is going to crater.
Hey — if you are shut down due to virus. Power off your servers. !! No data can be breached from a powerless machine.
I booked a Marriott last year. Arrived to a rainbow flag. Wa it above the American flag? I should have noticed
Anyway, never again.
This might explain all the robocalls I’ve been getting; wherein it seems Merriott liked me staying there so much, they’re giving me a free holiday there — if I just press ‘1’.
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