Marriott Breach Exposes Far More Than Just Data - 0 views
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for about 327 million victims, compromised data may include names, addresses and passport numbers
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Currently many companies opt for inadequate data security because it's cheaper than the consequences of a data breach,"
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The CCPA — which gives Californians the right to know what personal information is collected about them, whether and to whom it is sold or disclosed, as well as the power to prevent such sales — takes effect in 2020 and, while it may sound like reasonable legislation, has already faced a grueling uphill battle.
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Fancy Bear, which has been tied to Moscow's military intelligence service GRU, was found to be using the leaked NSA hacking tool Eternal Blue to hack victims via their hotel WiFi connections.
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This is much more than a consumer data breach. When you think of this from an intelligence gathering standpoint, it is illuminating the patterns of life of global political and business leaders, including who they traveled with, when and where. That is incredibly efficient reconnaissance gathering and elevates this breach to a national security problem.”
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Hotels are easy targets, constituting 92% of all point-of-sale intrusions in 2017, and hotel mergers are only expected to accelerate.
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Marriott's data breach in 2018 exposed the information of over 500,000 guests including names, addresses, and passport numbers - leading to a class-action lawsuit and falling share values. The California Consumer Privacy Act, taking effect in 2020, gives Californians the right to know what information is collected about them and where this information goes. Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Uber, AT&T and Verizon are lobbying against the CCPA, but data-security regulations are being enacted regardless to protect customers against these breaches.