Marriott says hack was smaller but hit 5.25 mn passports

Marriott disclosed Friday that fewer guests than originally thought were affected by a massive computer hacking attack but that more than five million passport numbers were stolen. Marriott said about 5.25 million passport numbers were taken in the incident, which US officials believe was masterminded by the Chinese government. An additional 20.3 million encrypted passport numbers were also taken but there is no evidence hackers were able to decipher that data, Marriott said.

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