Marriott stock slips as chain admits another data breach
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Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) shares sank on Wednesday after the hotel chain admitted it suffered yet another data breach.
The hack of approximately 20GB of data that reportedly included credit card information and personally identifiable information on both hotel guests and employees was first reported by DataBreaches.net after a tip from an anonymous hacking group. The information was reportedly stolen from a Baltimore location, exploiting a hotel associate to give up system access. 
According to the outlet, the group responsible for the exploit also demanded a ransom. However, the chain refused to make such a payment and indicated it had contained the breach within just six hours. The hotel operator also disputed the level of the hack, telling multiple outlets that the data stolen was not of a sensitive nature on Wednesday.
Still, the hack only adds to a checkered history of cybersecurity for the chain, with seven data leaks hitting Marriott (MAR) in just over the past decade. Most notably, company databases were pilfered in late 2018, unveiling hundreds of millions of customer records to hackers. The company paid stiff financial penalties for the significant breach.
Marriott (MAR) shares fell over 3% in afternoon trading in the US.
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