Penalty Amount
$52,000,000
Consumers Affected
131,500,000
A multistate coalition of 50 attorneys general, including New Jersey, reached a $52 million settlement with Marriott International, Inc. for two data breaches that exposed personal information of over 131 million consumers. The breaches resulted from inadequate cybersecurity practices at Starwood and Marriott networks. The settlement mandates comprehensive security improvements and monetary penalties.
Marriott must pay $52 million, implement a cybersecurity overhaul including appointing a Chief Information Security Officer, establishing board oversight, enhancing security controls, allowing consumers to request data deletion and loyalty account reviews, training employees, conducting risk assessments, improving vendor management, and submitting to regular third-party audits.
In-house legal teams should review all vendor and customer agreements, particularly those involving the processing or storage of personal data. Key clauses to examine include data security obligations, breach notification requirements and timelines, audit and inspection rights, third-party subcontractor management, data retention and disposal policies, and indemnification provisions related to security incidents. Given the settlement's focus on inadequate cybersecurity practices, contracts may need to be amended to include more specific technical security controls (e.g., encryption standards, multi-factor authentication), mandatory regular security audits by the company, stricter vendor management protocols, and clearer liability and remediation terms in the event of a breach.
Entity
Marriott International, Inc.
Also known as: Marriott
Industry
OtherOfficial Press Release
https://www.njoag.gov/attorney-general-platkin-multistate-coalition-announce-52-million-settlement-for-marriott-starwood-data-breaches/
2024 1009 Marriott Complaint as filed
https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases24/2024-1009_Marriott-Complaint-as-filed.pdf
2024 1009 Marriott Final Consent Judgment as filed
https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases24/2024-1009_Marriott-Final-Consent-Judgment-as-filed.pdf
New Jersey Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://www.njoag.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/division-of-consumer-affairs/
"Marriott International, Inc."
"$52 million"
"New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act"
"The States allege that Marriott violated data breach laws and consumer protection laws—including the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act—by misrepresenting the ways in which it protected consumers’ personal information and failed to use adequate cybersecurity safeguards to protect that information."
$52.0M
A multistate coalition of 50 attorneys general led by New York AG Letitia James reached a $52 million settlement with Marriott International, Inc. over a 2014-2018 data breach of its Starwood subsidiary’s guest reservation database that exposed 131.5 million consumers’ personal information. The breach, which went undetected for four years, compromised contact details, dates of birth, passport numbers, payment card information, and loyalty program data. Marriott is required to overhaul its data security practices, implement new compliance measures, and allow customers to delete their stored data as part of the settlement.
$52.0M
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