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Schumer: Marriott should pay for new passports after massive breach

Sen. Chuck Schumer wants Marriott hotel officials to buy new passports for people whose passport numbers were stolen by hackers in a massive data breach. 

The hoą“œspitality company should ā€œimmediatelyā€ notify customešŸŒrs who have the greatest risk of having their identity stolen and then foot the $110 bill for a new passport, should the client request it, the New York Democrat said Sunday.

ā€œRight now, the clock is ticking to minimize the risk customers face and one way to do this is to request a new passport and make it harder for thieves to paint that full iź§…dentity picture,ā€ Schumer said.

Marriott disclosed Friday that hackers swiped the persź§™onal data, such as credit card and passport numbers, of as many as 500 million guests of Starwood chain properties, which include the posh W hotels and Sheraton and Westin Hotels &amź§Ÿp; Resorts.

The disclosure triggered probes šŸŒ¼from the FBI and New YorkšŸ  Attorney General Barbara Underwood. The State Department hasnā€™t contacted the company, Marriott said.

Marriott said they would reimburse customers who fall prey to passport fraud related to the breach and they set up a website and call centš”‰er for customers who believe they are at risk.