Marriott’s Starwood Should Have Detected Hack Years Earlier, Experts Say
Data on up to 500 million customers stolen
Marriott International Inc. says it responded quickly when it learned in recent weeks of a colossal theft of customer data. But cybersecurity specialists say the company missed a significant chance to halt the breach years earlier.
Marriott MAR, -5.59% on Friday said the hack of the reservation database for its Starwood properties, which involved the theft of personal information on up to 500 million customers, began in 2014 and went undetected until this September.
