CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE

Choice Hotels International, Inc. based in North Bethesda, Maryland, a business – retail or merchant entity reported a data breach to the Texas Attorney General. The breach was discovered on 2026-01-26 and reported on 2026-02-20. 2,559 Texas residents were affected. 24,115 individuals affected in total. Types of information involved: Name of individual;Social Security Number Information. Consumers were notified via U.S. Mail.

On Jan 14, 2026, an external actor used social engineering to bypass MFA and access a Choice Hotels app holding franchisee/applicant records. Access was shut down within an hour. Investigation concluded Jan 26, 2026: names, SSNs, DOBs, and contact info of 66 Maine residents were exposed. Law enforcement notified. Two years of Epiq credit monitoring offered to affected individuals.

Choice Hotels International Inc reported a data breach to the Indiana Attorney General. The breach occurred on 2026-01-14 and was reported on 2026-02-19. 511 Indiana residents were affected. 24,115 individuals affected in total.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a data security incident occurring on January 14, 2026. An external actor used social engineering (phishing) to bypass multifactor authentication and access an application containing franchisee and applicant records. The breach affected 67 New Hampshire residents, exposing names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and contact information. Choice Hotels contained the breach within an hour, notified law enforcement, and began mailing notifications on February 19, 2026, offering two years of credit monitoring.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. reported a data breach to the Oregon Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2026-02-19. The breach occurred during 1/14/2026 - 1/14/2026. The breach was discovered on 1/14/2026. 24,115 individuals were affected. Notice was sent on 2/19/2026.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. disclosed a data breach where an external actor used social engineering (phishing) to bypass MFA and gain unauthorized access to an application containing franchisee and applicant records on January 14, 2026. The incident exposed names, contact info, SSNs, and DOBs. Choice Hotels contained the breach within an hour, notified law enforcement, enhanced application access controls, and provided two years of credit monitoring to affected individuals.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. reported a data breach on January 14, 2026, where an external actor used social engineering to bypass multifactor authentication and access an application containing franchisee and applicant records. The incident involved names and Social Security numbers. Access was shut down within an hour. The company notified law enforcement and is offering two years of credit monitoring.

Item 1C of a 10-K filing describing the registrant's cybersecurity risk management and governance. The filing states no current cybersecurity risks are reasonably likely to materially affect the company. It details defensive measures including risk assessments, penetration testing, employee training, and third-party oversight, but discloses no specific breach or incident.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. reported a data breach to the Oregon Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2019-11-29. The breach occurred during 6/1/2015 - 11/12/2019. The breach was discovered on 11/12/2019. 88,295 individuals were affected. Notice was sent on 11/29/2019.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. disclosed a data security breach affecting approximately 88,000 individuals between June 1, 2015, and November 12, 2019. A technical misconfiguration involving the Safari web browser caused reservation data—including names, email addresses, and payment card details—to be inadvertently exposed to third-party tracking vendors when the browser crashed. Choice Hotels corrected the code and requested third parties delete the data. No unauthorized access was involved.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. reported a data breach to the Montana Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2019-11-29. The breach occurred from 6/1/2015 to 11/22/2019. 455 Montana residents were affected.

Choice Hotels International Inc., a business sector entity reported a theft or mistake incident to the Washington Attorney General. The organization became aware of the incident on 2019-11-12 and filed notice on 2019-11-29. 1,684 Washington residents were affected. 17 days elapsed between awareness and notification. 1625 days to identify the breach. 0 days to contain the breach.

California Attorney General's Office breach notification report for Choice Hotels International. The filing is a sample notification form (SB24) and does not contain specific details regarding the incident type, data affected, or number of individuals impacted.