Marriott is the second largest hack of all time

A few hours after the breach was announced on Friday by the international Marriott hotel chain, two Oregon men filed a lawsuit against the because he exposed their data.

Their lawsuit was followed a few hours later by another filed in the state of Maryland.

Both lawsuits are, of course, for damages. Plaintiffs in Maryland did not specify the extent of the damage suffered by the Marriott hack, but plaintiffs in Oregon are seeking $ 12,5 billion. Marriott

The amount seems to be the equivalent of $ 25 for each of the 500 million users who had their personal data on Marriott servers in the breach reported last Friday.

The two Oregon plaintiffs told a local newspaper that $ 25 is the minimum value for users' time to cancel their credit cards due to the Marriott hack.

The Maryland lawsuit was filed by the Murphy Law Firm, & Murphy of Baltimore, according to a Press release.

The breach at Marriott was announced on Friday, revealing that the hackers stole personally by around 500 million users. The hotel chain did not say how many users the hackers were able to access financial data for, but the number should not be more than 327 million, according to a Marriott press release.

All guests who stayed at Marriott's Starwood hotels over the past four years are reportedly affected by the hack. Starwood brands include W Hotels, St. Regis, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, Westin Hotels & Resorts, Element Hotels, Aloft Hotels, The Luxury , Tribute Portfolio, Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts, Four Points by Sheraton and Design Hotels.

Of course, more lawsuits are expected to be filed soon, which will be heard for years. For example, Uber just agreed to pay $ 148 million to settle a 2016 hack lawsuit, while Yahoo agreed to pay up to $ 85 million for a 2014 hack that exposed the personal data of 500 million users.

The Marriott hack is the second largest hack of all time with Yahoo's first.
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