GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – After one of the largest Data Breaches In history, the Better Business Bureau working to protect those impacted.
Marriott International is reporting 500 million people have been affected leaving the door open for identity theft for anyone who was a customer on before September 10, 2018.
“Hackers access peoples names, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, passport numbers, dates of birth, gender.”
Susan Bach, Regional Director of the Better Business Bureau of Northeast Wisconsin says that is just half the problem.
“Not only is the initial data breach a big problem, but the scams that tend to come afterward can also be very problematic for some people.”
They worry about data breaches leading to future scams that put malware on victims computers or convince them to send large amounts of money.
Bach says if you feel you could be a victim stay calm, request a free credit report and most importantly, “I think this a prime example of why everyone needs to place a credit freeze on their credit report because a credit freeze makes it difficult for someone to open a new credit card under your name.”
It is also recommended to check credit statements to make sure there are not any extra charges that were not put on by the user.
