New York Times: Chinese hackers behind massive Marriott breach
|New York (CNN Business)A massive data breach at a hotel group owned by Marriott has been traced to Chinese hackers working for the Ministry of State Security, the country’s civilian spy agency, according to The New York Times.
The hack exposed data from approximately 500 million Starwood hotels customers. It also included health insurers and the security clearance files of millions more Americans, according to two people briefed on the investigation, the Times reported.
CNN Business has not independently confirmed the report.