The hotel chain said on Friday that the database for its Starwood hotels was hacked, potentially giving away personal information for 500 million customers, including passport numbers and e-mails.
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Patrons of these hotels would do well to keep a close eye on their bank accounts and credit cards, because the malware has likely stolen sensitive data including payment details and security codes.
Starwood Hotels and Resorts has revealed that point-of-sale payment systems at some of its locations in North America were infiltrated with malware designed to collect payment card information.
