Marriott hit with major penalty to settle security breach claims

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Marriott International has agreed to pay a huge sum to settle cybersecurity-related charges brought by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Fines aside, it also agreed to implement a more robust IT program and grant its customers better ways to manage their data, following multiple data breaches over the last ten years that have resulted in millions of customer data records being exposed, stolen, and otherwise compromised.