Choice Hotels International

Disclosed Feb 19, 20267 months ago24,115 affectedConfirmed

What is known

People affected	24,115 (as reported by the organization)
Disclosed	Feb 19, 2026
Discovered	Jan 14, 2026
Happened	Jan 14, 2026
Attack	Not stated
Data exposed	Social Security numbers, Names
Sector	Retail · US
Status	Confirmed

Source	Kind
California Attorney General breach notice: Choice Hotels Internationaloag.ca.gov · Official notice	Official notice
Oregon DOJ breach notice: Choice Hotels Internationaljustice.oregon.gov · Official notice	Official notice
Texas Attorney General data security breach report BR-0004849: Choice Hotels Internationaloag.my.site.com · Official notice	Official notice
Vermont Attorney General: 2026-02-19 Choice Hotels International Data Breach Notice to Consumersago.vermont.gov · Official notice	Official notice
Indiana Attorney General 2026 data breach report: Choice Hotels Internationalin.gov · Official notice	Official notice

Where	Filed	People
California AGresidents of CA	Feb 19
Oregon DOJresidents of OR	Feb 19	24,115
Vermont AGresidents of VT	Feb 19
Indiana AGresidents of IN	Feb 19	511
Texas AGresidents of TX	Feb 20	2,559

Breach	Disclosed	Attack	Sector	Status	Affected
Disclosed Nov 29, 2019Nov 29, 20196 years agoLost or stolen device	Nov 29, 20196 years ago	Lost or stolen device	Retail	Confirmed	88K
Disclosed Apr 26, 2012Apr 26, 201214 years ago	Apr 26, 201214 years ago	Not stated	Other	Confirmed	Unknown

History of this record

2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/consumer-protection-division/id-theft-prevention/files/DB-Year-to-Date-Report-7_2026.pdf · backfill source
2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2026-02-19-choice-hotels-international-data-breach-notice-consumers · backfill source
2026-09-25 · sector: other to retail · backfill source
2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["ssn","names"] · backfill source
2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
2026-09-25 · records: empty to 24115 · backfill source
2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2026-01-14 · backfill source
2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.