Marriott Rewards Acknowledges Attempt to Hack Members’ Accounts
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Marriott and JetBlue have admitted that there were hack attempts; Expedia is reporting more credit card fraud, and HomeAway has been coping with an epidemic of phishing incidents. The state of online security and privacy is getting very dicey.
Marriott is cutting off access to Marriott Rewards members accounts from mobile devices beginning Thursday, because of a hack, until loyalty program members change their online passwords.
Marriott has been contacting Marriott Rewards members, urging them to change their passwords because "there have been recent attempts made to gain unauthorized access to a small number of Marriott Rewards members' online accounts."
Update: Mariott isn't saying how extensive the breach of Marriott Rewards ended up being. Marriott spokesperson Laurie Goldstein says: "Our IT department has told us that it is virtually impossible to know how many, if any accounts, were breached. They would not have had access to any credit card numbers or social security numbers. We have reached out to members to change their passwords proactively as a preventative measure."
In an email, Marri
