Hackers illegally accessed Starwood database of 500 mn guests
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On Friday, Marriott International informed that the hackers have accessed the information of nearly 500 million guests of its Starwood Hotels. They have been doing this since 2014. The firm said that the leaked data may include passport details, phone numbers and email IDs of the visitors. There was a decline of 6% in the shares of the company. Marriott got to know about the breach after receiving an alert on 8 September.