Starwood Hotels and Resorts

Disclosed Nov 20, 2015Confirmed

Malware in payment systems at 54 Starwood hotels steals card data

Starwood, owner of W, Sheraton, Westin and Le Meridien, said malware designed to steal customers' card information was found in payment systems at 54 of its hotels.

What is known

People affected	Not stated in the sources we have
Disclosed	Nov 20, 2015
Attack	Hacking
Data exposed	Payment cards
Sector	Hospitality · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Official noticeatg.wa.gov

Washington Attorney General breach notice: Starwood Hotels and Resorts

Newsabcnews.go.com

Starwood Hotels Malware Data Breach: What You Need to Know - ABC News

Notices filed

TotalNov 20, 2015

ResearchCount not stated

Residents of WAJan 22, 2016

Washington AGCount not stated

History of this record

sector2026-09-25

other to hospitalityby seedSource

data_types2026-09-25

[] to ["payment-card"]by seedSource

disclosed2026-09-25

2016-01-22 to 2015-11-20by seedSource

summary2026-09-25

empty to Starwood, owner of W, Sheraton, Westin and Le Meridien, said malware designed to steal customers' card information was found in payment systems at 54 of its hotels.by seedSource

title2026-09-25

empty to Malware in payment systems at 54 Starwood hotels steals card databy seedSource

Added2026-09-25

First recordedby backfillSource

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

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