US FTC says Marriott will boost security to settle data breach charges

FILE PHOTO: A JW Marriott hotel is seen in Los Angeles, California U.S. November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it will require Marriott International and its subsidiary Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide to put in place an information security program to settle charges over multiple data breaches from 2014 to 2020.

The three large data breaches, which took place from 2014 to 2020, affected more than 344 million customers worldwide, the FTC said.