Starwood Hotels and Resorts
Disclosed Nov 20, 201510 years agoConfirmed
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
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Washington Attorney General breach notice: Starwood Hotels and Resortsatg.wa.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Starwood Hotels Malware Data Breach: What You Need to Know - ABC Newsabcnews.go.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Nov 20, 2015 | |
| Washington AGresidents of WA | Jan 22, 2016 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · sector: other to hospitality · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["payment-card"] · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2016-01-22 to 2015-11-20 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: 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. · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · title: empty to Malware in payment systems at 54 Starwood hotels steals card data · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Washington AG), confirmed by Washington AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.