In November, 2016, Casino Rama in Ontario disclosed that it had been hacked. Shortly thereafter, we learned that some of that data had already been leaked online. The hackers, who signed themselves as “Anonymous Threat Agent,” wrote that the breach was “extremely simple” and that “no security systems were in place leaving the whole casino…
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Casino Rama Would Have to Disclose 2016 Data Breach Investigation Reports, Ontario Court Rules
This site has previously noted the hack and subsequent extortion demands affecting Casino Rama in Ontario, including the dump of some of their data when they did not pay the extortion demand. Now Daniel Thompson reports: An Ontario-based casino which has been facing a class-action lawsuit would have to hand over a computer forensics investigation…
Update: Hacker dumps stolen Casino Rama information online
CTV reports: A collection of personal and private information stolen during the Casino Rama cyberattack has been dumped online. A five gigabyte file containing more than 14,000 documents was uploaded to a torrent website on Monday. The information belongs to people who’ve won big at the casino and former employees. The files contain social insurance…
Casinos and mining operations targeted by hackers attempting extortion – Mandiant
While a number of U.S. casinos have reported payment card breaches over the past four years, a new report from Mandiant indicates that some casinos in Canada appear to have been under attack from hackers who, after acquiring customer and corporate data, attempt to extort the casinos. Whether all of the Canadian casinos that have…
Canadian casino says it was hacked, data was stolen (UPDATED)
Alastair Sharp reports: A major Canadian casino has been hit by a cyber attack in which sensitive customer, employee and vendor data was stolen, its management said on Thursday, warning there is a risk the information will be published. The Casino Rama Resort in Ontario said the hacker claimed to have stolen financial reports, patron…
Ca: $60 million class-action lawsuit denied by judge
CTV reports: A proposed class-action lawsuit seeking $60 million in damages against Casino Rama following a cyber-attack has been denied. Lawyers for the plaintiffs argued as many as 200,000 people might have had their personal information stolen in the hack, including employees and patrons. In November 2016, the casino announced it had been the victim…