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Marriott Starwood guest database breach

A compromise of the Starwood guest reservation database was disclosed by Marriott after its acquisition of Starwood.

Event date 30 November 2018 Status Confirmed Review UNCHECKED

What is documented

Marriott described the incident as unauthorised access to the Starwood guest reservation database and published a support page for affected guests. The UK regulator later published an enforcement record.

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FACT

Marriott publicly disclosed the Starwood reservation database incident on 30 November 2018.

SOURCE CLAIM

The scope and categories of affected guest information in this entry follow Marriott and regulator descriptions rather than an independent estimate.

Sources

Last link check: 2026-09-27. A link check confirms reachability, not that every claim has been independently reviewed.

  1. Marriott International, Inc. enforcement action Federal Trade Commission regulator Accessed
  2. Marriott 2018 data security incident information Marriott International company Accessed