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Marriott hotel chain reports data breach of 5 million customers

The company has launched an internal investigation after an access to the data registered in its corporate electronic system occurred.

The American luxury hotel chain Marriott reported in a statement issued on Tuesday about the data leakage of up to 5.2 million of its customers after access to its corporate electronic system.

Data includes personal customer information (name, date of birth, contact information), bonus balance on Marriott and airline loyalty programs, or service preferences, while the company claims there are no signs of it leaking. passwords or details of bank cards or personal documents.

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The company reported the fact to the authorities and has launched an investigation. The company believes the leak could have started in mid-January this year after access “to an unforeseen amount of guest information” from two employee accounts at a franchised hotel that have already been blocked. The company also indicated that it is working with its insurers to evaluate the coverage of the costs generated by the incident.

Marriott International owns more than 7,000 stores in 131 countries around the world. The statement does not detail which country the leak originated from.

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