Marriott's Starwood hack hits up to 500 million customers
By Jim Finkle and Arjun Panchadar
(Reuters) - Marriott International Inc (MAR.O) said on Friday that hackers accessed up to 500 million customer records in its Starwood Hotels reservation system in an attack that began four years ago, exposing data including passport numbers and payment cards.
Shares fell 6 percent on news of the hack, one of the largest in history, which prompted regulators in Britain and at least five U.S. states to launch investigations.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it was looking into the attack on Starwood, whose brands include Sheraton, St. Regis, W and Westin hotels. It advised affected customers to check for identity fraud and report it to the bureau's Internet Crime Complaint Center.
The hack began in 2014, a year before Marriott offered to buy Starwood to create the world's largest hotel operator. The $13.6 billion deal closed in September 2016.
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Daran sieht man, dass IT-Security ein enormes operationelles Risiko sein kann.
Das ist bei vielen vielen technikfernen Unternehmen noch lange nicht angekommen. Bei kleinen und mittelständischen Unternehmen nicht und selbst bei so großen Konzernen nicht.
Das ist wirklich erschreckend.
Cyberangriff auf Marriott-Hotels - Hacker erbeuten Millionen Passnummern
Im November greifen Hacker bei einer Attacke auf Hotels des Marriott-Konzerns Hunderte Millionen Kundendaten ab. Nun wird bekannt: Darunter sind Daten, die insbesondere für einen Geheimdienst sehr wertvoll sein können.
Bei dem groß angelegten Hackerangriff auf die Starwood-Hotels des Marriott-Konzerns vergangenen November sind auch gut fünf Millionen unverschlüsselte Passnummern von Gästen erbeutet worden. In verschlüsselter Form seien den kriminellen Angreifern zudem rund 20 Millionen Nummern in die Hände gefallen, teilte der Konzern mit.
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Marriott International (MAR) Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates
Marriott International (MAR) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.41 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.34 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.34 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 5.22%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this company would post earnings of $1.40 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.44, delivering a surprise of 2.86%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times.
Marriott International, which belongs to the Zacks Hotels and Motels industry, posted revenues of $5.01 billion for the quarter ended March 2019, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.04%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $5.01 billion. The company has not been able to beat consensus revenue estimates over the last four quarters.
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Marriott reports 2% drop in quarterly revenue
Aug 5 (Reuters) - Marriott International Inc, the world's largest hotel company, reported a 2% drop in quarterly revenue on Monday due to slowing global economic growth that weighed on business travel.
Net income fell to $232 million, or 69 cents per share, in the second quarter ended June 30, from $667 million, or $1.87 per share, a year earlier.
Revenue fell to $5.31 billion from $5.41 billion a year earlier. (Reporting by Dominic Roshan K.L. in Bengaluru)
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Marriott International (MAR) Lags Q1 Earnings Estimates
Marriott International (MAR) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.26 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.84 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.41 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -69.05%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this hotel company would post earnings of $1.46 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.57, delivering a surprise of 7.53%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates just once.
Marriott, which belongs to the Zacks Hotels and Motels industry, posted revenues of $4.68 billion for the quarter ended March 2020, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 15.32%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $5.01 billion.
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