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Marriott International has agreed to a $52 million settlement with 49 U.S. states and the District of Columbia over a data breach that compromised the personal information of millions of guests. The settlement resolves a lawsuit stemming from a massive four-year-long breach of Marriott's Starwood system, which exposed more than 131 million guest records between 2014 and 2018.
The data breach, which began before Marriott acquired Starwood in 2016, affected sensitive information including names, email addresses, phone numbers, and passport details of guests worldwide. The lawsuit alleged that Marriott failed to properly secure its systems and. . .
