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Citation needed.

Different AC here, but I think this is what he was referring to.

Also, from TFA:

While China has emerged as the lead suspect in the case, the sources cautioned it was possible somebody else was behind the hack because other parties had access to the same hacking tools, some of which have previously been posted online.

Identifying the culprit is further complicated by the fact that investigators suspect multiple hacking groups may have simultaneously been inside Starwood’s computer networks since 2014, said one of the sources.

So we have possibly multiple perpetrators, over the span of four years, meaning both before and after Marriott acquired Starwood. I am not saying China's government did not participate. I am saying lots of people could have put their hands into the cookie jar, over a long period of time. If they did participate, they may be one of many, including somebody who wants to divert attention by pointing a finger.

Ok. So you mean this guy: Bruce Hoffmeister. He's been there for over 7 years.
http://news.marriott.com/p/bru...
https://www.linkedin.com/in/br...

Go to the list of open IT jobs for Marriott. If you scroll through a few pages in the list of the jobs, you'll see that most of the jobs are not based in the US.

You. Fail. At. Internet. Forever.

FOR. EVER.

Looks like it's fixed now, but Marriott's web site used to not really work in Firefox, but was fine in Safari.

Can anyone tell me why Marriot has the SSNs of Customers?

They don't Credit card, yes. SSN, no. I logged 71 days in a Marriot last year, and never once have they asked for a SSN.

I was just thinking the same thing, but I was thinking about the one in Amsterdam.
The coffee shop in question is on the very right hand edge of the photo. Should get good reception... :)

Marriott has ofcourse a site of his own, with a news section, including the press release about the wireless access.