Watergate Hotel reports data breach
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The Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. is reporting a data breach that occurred in spring 2024, affecting both hotel guests and potentially employees. The incident was discovered in April 2024 when suspicious activity was detected on the hotel's network systems.
Following the discovery, the hotel initiated an investigation which revealed that an unauthorized actor had gained access to their computer systems. The exposed data includes:
- Names
- Social Security numbers
- Driver's license details
- Financial account information
- Credit card information
- Health insurance information
- Medical information
The nature of the attack and number of affected individuals have not been disclosed.
The Watergate Hotel has begun sending notification letters to potentially affected individuals for whom they had valid mailing addresses.
