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In the age of the internet where everyone has a mobile phone and multiple social media profiles, one phrase has become synonymous with doom and dread – data breach. It seems like these breaches have become a regular occurrence in modern society.
Small businesses may be particularly susceptible to security hacks, but even large corporations are not immune. Consumers may assume big companies have the best security systems in place, but hackers are savvy and can find their way around these measures.
One of the biggest data breaches in recent memory was to Marriott International from 2014 to 2018, where valuable information from over 500 million customers was stolen by hackers. The hackers were able to get into the Starwood hotel brand’s system and remain there after Marriott acquired the company, giving them access to an even greater array of data.
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Posted by: Sam Bocetta |
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August 02, 2020 at 09:10PM
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