Bethesda-based Marriott International says hotel reservation system hacked
Global hotel company Marriott International, which is based in Bethesda, announced Friday that its Starwood reservation system database was hacked, exposing the personal information of up to 500 millions guests who stayed at the company’s properties dating back to 2014. [New York Times]
What home buyers get for $1 million in Silver Spring vs. elsewhere
How much house does $1 million buy in downtown Silver Spring? The renovated 1924 Sears Craftsman house that’s for sale has four bedrooms and four bathrooms and is located on a corner lot in Woodside Park. [New York Times]
Bethesda health technology company nearing fundraising goal
RightEye LLC is halfway toward securing $3 million in financing a month after getting approval from the FDA for its eye-tracking product. The company created technology that detects eye movement to reveal causes of symptoms, diseases or issues associated with vision. [Washington Business Journal]
Homeland Security says state election system not compromised
The Department of Homeland Security had been investigating the Maryland state election data system since August and the Maryland State Board of Elections publicly released a 15-page report on Thursday regarding its findings. The report from the Hunt and Incident Response Team from the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center did not find any issues with the system. The team began looking into systems hosted by ByteGrid a few months back after the company failed to disclose it was funded by AltPoint Capital Partners, a group largely backed by a Kremlin-linked Russian oligarch. [Maryland Matters]
Today’s Weather
Temperatures will reach around 39 degrees on Friday, with a chance of rain primarily between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Winds will be fairly light and the chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
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