Global hotel industry giant 188bet online sports betting International Hotels Group (188bet online sports betting) recently stated，In the data breach of its hotel group Starwood in December last year，There are 3.8.3 billion customer data stolen，Down from the initial estimate of 500 million。

Also，Many of these data come from the same customers。Therefore，The number of customers affected in this incident may be significantly reduced。188bet online sports betting has released some verified data:

Approximately 8.6 188bet online sports betting unique payment card numbers stolen，2000 of them are unencrypted card numbers

Approximately 20.3 188bet online sports betting encrypted passport numbers and 5.25 188bet online sports betting unencrypted passport numbers were stolen

The 188bet online sports betting Starwood data breach is one of the largest data breaches in the history of the hotel industry，It is expected that the aftermath will take a long time。Currently，188bet online sports betting membership program enrollment has decreased by 25%。

Reported by Luxe.CO in December last year，188bet online sports betting Corporation received an alert from an internal security tool on September 8 last year about a third party attempting to access the Starwood guest reservation database，A quick investigation followed。Discovered during investigation，Since 2014，There is unauthorized third-party access to the Starwood network。Until November 19 this year，The content of the information determined by 188bet online sports betting Group comes from the Starwood Guest Reservation Database。

188bet online sports betting’s previous estimate，The information of approximately 500 million customers in this database (who made reservations at Starwood hotels on or before September 10, 2018) may have been leaked，And about 3 of these 500 million customers.The information of 2.7 billion people includes the following: Name、Mailing address、Phone number、email address、Passport number、SPG account information、Date of birth、Gender、Arrival and departure information、Booking dates and communication preferences。

After completing the acquisition of Starwood in September 2016，188bet online sports betting has become the world’s largest hotel chain。As reported by AP，188bet online sports betting currently has more than 5,800 hotels and 1.1 million rooms in more than 110 countries around the world。

*Source of this article: Luxe.Co，Author of this article: Yang Taosheng，Original title: "188bet online sports betting updates “Starwood data breach”: 8.6 million payment card numbers stolen，But only 2000 of them are not encrypted》.