25 days after I submitted my request to Marriott to find out how much of my personal information was stolen during their massive data breach, I finally have an answer. Here’s what Marriott had to say: Dear Edward Pizzarello, We are in receipt of…
Marriott now has a website where you can request if your info was stolen. They won’t tell you immediately whether you were affected. But, they might tell you someday.
Marriott’s CEO Arne Sorenson went on national television to tell customers a story about why their passport data was stolen as part of the data breach. The story was false. And, not just a little.
Did you have a stay in the past 4 years at a Starwood property? If so, I want to know if you’ve been contacted by Marriott.
Marriott says your information may have been stolen from Starwood. And, they’d also like you to know it’s not Marriott’s fault. But, they’ve got your back!
The Best of the Rest is my effort to summarize all the travel/miles and points stories that interested me on a daily basis but didn’t have time to write about in length. Culled from over 100 blogs/authors I follow, some are passed along without comment, while I add my analysis to others. This is your shortcut to find out what’s going on in the travel world without having to read dozens of travel blogs to get all the best info.
Do you update passwords on a regular basis?
A month after we learned that Hyatt was the target of a data breach we have more info on how big a breach it was. Honestly, I believe it’s bigger than expected.
In an era where data breaches are announced virtually daily, how much disclosure should a company provide to their customers, and how quickly?
If you’ve used your credit card at a Starwood hotel in the past year you might be at risk for identity theft. In this case, the attack was centered on the point-of-sale systems at various hotels, though it doesn’t appear that the reservation system was…