Here is an excerpt from an article that discusses the recently announced data breach that occurred against Starwood Resorts, now a Marriott entity. Please read and then answer the question following NBC News: Marriott says breach of Starwood guest database compromised info of up to 500 million Nov. 30, 2018, 6:44 AM EST / Updated Nov. 30, 2018, 7:35 AM EST By Erik Ortiz Marriott International said Friday that the private information of up to 500 milion guests may have been accessed as part of a breach of its Starwood quest reservation database, potentially one of the largest breaches of consumer data ever. The world's largest hotel chain said it first received an alert in September from an internal security tool of an attempt to access the database. As part of an investigation, the company discovered there had been unauthorized access since 2014 and that an unauthorized party had copied and encrypted information. Marriott said it determined on Nov. 19 that the information was from its Starwood database "The company has not finished identifying duplicate information in the database, but believes it contains information on up to approximately 500 million guests who made a reservation at a Starwood property, the company said in a statement. For about 327 million of the guests, it added, the information includes some combination of a name, mailing address, phone number, email address, passport number, Starwood Preferred Guest account information date of birth, gender, arrival and departure Information, reservation date, and communication preferences. There are some customers who may have also had their credit card Information taken While that data would have been encrypted. Marriott said it can't rule out the information may have been decoded Marriott said it had taken steps to address the breach and is working with authorities. The company said that the unauthorized party was able to copy and encrypt some information within its system and took steps toward removing it, but did not detail how much data had actually been removed Personal information exposed In data breaches can often make its way to the black market, where it can be purchased and used to execute a variety of attacks on individuals including identity theft and targeted email phishing schemes The company has set up a website for any consumers who worry that their information may have been part of the breach and will be notifying customers by email Marriott will also provide guests with one year of Web Watcher, a digital security service. We deeply regret this incident happened." Marriott President and CEO Ame Sorenson said in a statement We fell short of what our guests deserve and what we expect of ourselves. We are doing everything we can to support our guests and using lessons learned to be better moving forward." Brian Frosh, the attomey general of Maryland, where Marriott is headquartered, tweeted that his office was launching an investigation into the breach The Marriott data breach is one of the largest and most alarming we've seen." Frosh tweeted "My office is launching an investigation to find out the circumstances that led to the breach and its impact on consumers. Barbara Underwood, attorney general of New York also tweeted that she had opened an investigation into the breach Question What regulatory problems is the company exposed to and what are the potential ramifications to the company? List at least 3 issues