The hackers behind that data breach at Marriott International may have been working for the government of China as part of an intelligence-gathering effort, reported Reuters. Citing three sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reported that private investors looking into the breach, which started four...
With Cuba’s borders (more) open for business, a number of U.S.-based, on-demand travel companies are making their presence known in the island nation. According to a recent Associated Press article, San Francisco-based Airbnb received special permission from the Obama administration to start listing in-home stays...
Just days after Marriott agreed to purchase the Starwood Hotels & Resorts chain for $12.2 billion, officially creating the world’s largest hotel company, Starwood announced some of its hotel locations were hit by a malware attack between November 2014 and October. Reuters reported earlier today...
Apple has reportedly negotiated deals with several leading issuers to extend card present rates to Apple for all transactions involving their cards with Apple’s new mobile payments scheme. On top of that concession, they have agreed to give Apple back part of the card present...
October 09, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) plans to require Marriott International and its subsidiary Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide to implement a comprehensive security program. This plan is part of a proposed settlement order regarding the FTC’s charges that three large data breaches from 2014 to 2020 resulted from the companies’ failure to implement reasonable data security, the regulator […]
December 06, 2018
The hackers behind that data breach at Marriott International may have been working for the government of China as part of an intelligence-gathering effort, reported Reuters. Citing three sources familiar...
March 22, 2016
With Cuba’s borders (more) open for business, a number of U.S.-based, on-demand travel companies are making their presence known in the island nation. According to a recent Associated Press article,...
