The biggest news story of the week is its Marriott’s data breach resulting in 500 million guests having their data compromised. The breach was announced last Friday, after hackers were able to infiltrate the database of Marriott International, the parent company of a number of hotel chains such as Sheraton and Westin. According to reports, the company was first made aware of the breach in early September after and further investigation showed that an unauthorised party had been accessing the Starwood network since 2014. Investigators looking into the hack have claimed the Chinese authorities are responsible. Although the breach took place in those heady pre-GDPR days, its thought that European regulators will be looking at this case with a great deal of scrutiny. Under the new data protection laws, Marriott could be facing a fine of £117 million.

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