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Choice Hotels International Inc.

United States of America

Choice Hotels International Inc. is an organisation in California. It appears on the Massachusetts Attorney General breach-notification register, the California Attorney General breach-notification register, the Washington State Attorney General breach-notification register and the Texas Attorney General breach-notification register with 2 confirmed incidents; the most recent notice was filed on February 19, 2026.

Data as of September 13, 2026.

Sources

Confirmed incident

Filed in CA, MA and TX

The same incident was filed separately with 3 jurisdictions within a few days of each other (CA, MA and TX) — shown here as one incident.

Occurred
January 14, 2026
Disclosed
February 19, 2026
Records affected
24,115

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Timeline

  1. February 19, 2026
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    CA AG breach notification: an unknown number of California residents affected

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  2. February 19, 2026
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    MA AG breach notification: 269 Massachusetts residents affected

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  3. February 20, 2026
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    TX AG breach notification: 2,559 Texas residents affected

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Notices on file

What a California notice means

Governed by Cal. Civ. Code §1798.82. A copy of the notification must be sent to the Attorney General when a single breach requires notifying more than 500 California residents.

Note: no affected-count is published on this register.

California breach-notification register ↗

What a Massachusetts notice means

Governed by M.G.L. c. 93H. Notice to the Attorney General is required for a breach affecting any number of Massachusetts residents' personal information -- the statute sets no minimum count.

Note: the count is Massachusetts residents only, not a total.

Massachusetts breach-notification register ↗

What a Texas notice means

Governed by Tex. Bus. & Com. Code §521.053. Notice to the Attorney General is required when a breach affects at least 250 Texas residents.

Note: the published count is a total, not limited to Texas residents.

Texas breach-notification register ↗

Confirmed incident

Filed in WA, CA and MA

The same incident was filed separately with 3 jurisdictions within a few days of each other (WA, CA and MA) — shown here as one incident.

Occurred
June 1, 2015
Disclosed
November 29, 2019

Timeline

  1. November 29, 2019
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    WA AG breach notification: 1,684 Washington residents affected

    source
  2. November 29, 2019
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    CA AG breach notification: an unknown number of California residents affected

    source
  3. November 29, 2019
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    MA AG breach notification: 1,104 Massachusetts residents affected

    source
What a Washington notice means

Governed by RCW 19.255.010. Notice to the Attorney General is required when a breach affects more than 500 Washington residents.

Note: the count is Washington residents only, not a total.

Washington breach-notification register ↗

Related

Disclosed around the same time