The California Office of the Attorney General reported on April 26, 2012, that Choice Hotels International experienced a data breach involving potential exposure of sensitive personal information such as credit card numbers, driver's license numbers, Social Security numbers, and passport numbers. The breach was related to incorrect handling of guest information in a database, and no specific date of the breach occurrence was provided.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-23057
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/choice-hotels-international
"id": "cho900072925",
"linkid": "choice-hotels-international",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2012",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Hospitality',
'name': 'Choice Hotels International',
'type': 'Corporation'}],
'attack_vector': 'Incorrect handling of guest information in a database',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['credit card numbers',
"driver's license numbers",
'Social Security numbers',
'passport numbers']},
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2012-04-26',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported on '
'April 26, 2012, that Choice Hotels International experienced '
'a data breach involving potential exposure of sensitive '
"personal information such as credit card numbers, driver's "
'license numbers, Social Security numbers, and passport '
'numbers. The breach was related to incorrect handling of '
'guest information in a database, and no specific date of the '
'breach occurrence was provided.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['credit card numbers',
"driver's license numbers",
'Social Security numbers',
'passport numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2012-04-26',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Choice Hotels International Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}