Marriott agrees to pay $52 million settlement after multiple data breaches

Marriott agreed to pay $52 million settlement to 49 states and Washington, DC over a series of data breaches that occurred between 2014 and 2020, affecting more than 334 million customers. As part of a separate agreement, the Federal Trade Commission is also requiring Marriott and its subsidiary, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, to implement an information security program to settle charges over the data breaches.“Marriott’s poor security practices led to multiple breaches a