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Marriott Hotels facing Sh12.6b fine for data breach affecting millions of customers

Marriott Hotels is facing a Sh12.6 billion fine after a data breach that is estimated to have affected an incredible 339 million customers.

The breach is believed to have affected customers of the Starwood hotels group back in 2014, but it only emerged in November last year. Marriott bought Starwood in 2016.

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