Starwood Reports Payment Information Data Breach
November 20 2015 - 11:10AM
Dow Jones News
A data breach at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.
exposed payment card information for some of its North American
hotels, the latest cybersecurity incident to sting a U.S.
company.
The hotel company said Friday that malware had infected
point-of-sales systems at 54 locations such as in-hotel restaurants
and gift shops. The malware was designed to collect payment-card
information such as names, debit or credit card numbers, security
codes and expiration dates.
The company said there is no indication that their
guest-reservation system or loyalty-rewards program were
compromised. Starwood also said there is no evidence that other
information such as contact information or personal identification
numbers were accessed.
Customers who simply stayed at hotels but didn't use restaurants
or shops would not be impacted, Jessica Doyle, Starwood's director
of corporate communications, said.
Marriott International Inc. recently agreed to acquire Starwood
for $12.2 billion in a deal that would create the world's largest
hotel group.
In September, both Trump hotels and Hilton Worldwide Holdings
Inc. announced separately they were investigating data breaches
that had exposed customer payment information.
Starwood said it has set up a website for impacted customers but
it is only displaying "Coming Soon" on Friday morning.
Write to Austen Hufford at austen.hufford@wsj.com
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