Fiona Simmons reports:
A tribal casino hotel in Minnesotahas become the latest victim of cybercrime targeting the gambling sector. Because of that, the property was forced to temporarily shut down many of its systems until the problem was resolved.
The Junction Casino Hotel, a property in the Lower Sioux Indian Community, just suffered a cybersecurity breach. As guests noticed that something was off, Robert “Deuce” Larsen, president of the tribal community’s council, confirmed that an incident had taken place.
According to Deuce, the casino personnel understood that hackers had secured unauthorized access to certain systems. He added that Junction Casino Hotel is currently working with third-party experts to resolve the matter as quickly and efficiently as possible.
In the meantime, cybercrime experts announced that RansomHub, a cybercrime group with alleged ties to Russia, has claimed an attack on the casino on the dark web.
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