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Marriott Confirms Data Breach At Baltimore Hotel Marriott Confirms Data Breach At Baltimore Hotel
Marriott Confirms Data Breach At Baltimore Hotel Hackers stole approximately 20 gigabytes of data from a computer at one of Marriott International's Baltimore hotels. The data breach — a ransom attempt against Marriott — happened at Baltimore-Washington International Airport and involved primarily non-sensitive internal business files regarding property operation, according to a statement from a company spokesperson. Between 300 and 400 individuals will be notified. "The threat actor did not gain access to Marriott’s core network," the statement reads, in part. "The incident was contained to a short period of time. Marriott identifi…