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title: "Marriott International 2020 data breach: 5.2 million customers affected"
description: Kelly White describes protocols that could have prevented the latest Marriott data breach in this new article on Help Net Security.
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# [Marriott International 2020 data breach: 5.2 million customers affected](https://blog.riskrecon.com/company/media-coverage/marriott-international-2020-data-breach-5.2-million-customers-affected)

 Written by [HELPNET SECURITY](https://blog.riskrecon.com/company/media-coverage/author/helpnet-security) | Apr 1, 2020 5:21:00 PM

In this article from Help Net Security, RiskRecon Founder and CEO Kelly White described protocols that could have prevented this breach from happening, specifically two-factor authentication and user account activity monitoring....[Read More](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/04/01/marriott-data-breach-2020/)

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