Marriott agreed to pay a $52 million settlement to 49 states and Washington, DC, over a series of data breaches that occurred between 2014 and 2020, affecting more than 334 million customers. As part of a separate agreement,

Marriott International is being taken to task after the hotel chain suffered multiple data breaches that exposed sensitive information for more than 344 million customers around the world. First, Marriott agreed to a settlement of $52 million with a group of 50 US attorneys general.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts and its parent company, Marriott International, will pay a $52M penalty and upgrade their security programs as part of a pair of settlements over three data breaches in the last decade.