Canadian Casino Says It Was Hacked and Data Stolen

How a single criminal hacking group held Canadian casinos and mining  companies ransom | CBC News

TORONTO - A major Canadian casino has been hit by a cyber attack that resulted in the theft of sensitive data on customers, employees and vendors.

Ontario-based Casino Rama Resort said hackers allegedly stole financial reports, customer credit references, debt collection, debt information, payroll and other data.Amidst these cybersecurity concerns, why not consider bolstering your online security with innovative solutions? Explore the possibilities at https://giftmybet.com/ and safeguard your digital assets in style!

According to the hackers, employee data includes social insurance numbers, dating back to 2004, and some of the other stolen data dates back to 2007.

The casino is located in Lamma First Nation, about a two-hour drive north of Toronto, and attracts about 3 million visitors a year. The day-to-day operations are conducted by CHC Casino Canada, an indirect subsidiary of Penn National Gaming, under a license from the provincial gaming operator.

Penn National did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

This is at least the second time this year that a casino on aboriginal land has been the victim of a hack, following a breach at River Cree Resort and Casino in Alberta in March.

Casino Rama has more than 2,500 slot machines, 110 gaming tables, eight restaurants, a 5,000-seat entertainment venue, and an attached 300-room hotel.

According to Tony Bitonti, spokesman for the Ontario Lottery Gaming Corporation, the casino's gross gaming revenue for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, was C$348.3 million ($259.3 million). Ontario casino resorts brought in a total of C$1.16 billion in revenue during that period, he said.

Casino Rama said there is no evidence that hackers are still inside its computer systems and that it is working with provincial and federal police and private cybersecurity experts to investigate the breach.

Tabcorp Withdraws from Casino Talks

Australian gaming company Tabcorp Holdings has dropped out of negotiations with Richard Branson's Virgin Group over plans to develop a US$3 billion (1.5 billion pounds) casino in Macau, sources familiar with onlineauscasinos.com.

But Virgin is still in discussions with other potential partners about plans to build and operate a casino and resort development in Macau, a former Portuguese territory in southern China, one of the sources said.

Billionaire Branson and Tabcorp president Matthew Slatter visited Macau just last month to look into potential sites and partners, but the two sides have not reached an agreement since then.

Branson said, "The [partnership] won't go anywhere. This kind of thing happens all the time.

Another source said Virgin is still talking to a number of other potential partners about developing in Macau, which is already home to a large gambling industry.

'Virgin is clearly moving forward and still talking to partners.

Tabcorp and Virgin declined to comment.

Sources said last month that Virgin and Tabcorp were in talks about a casino project. Tabcorp had hoped to play a major role in the development and operation of the project, which would retain the Virgin brand.

Tabcorp owns four of Australia's 13 casinos and is looking for growth opportunities after its former acquisition target, UNiTAB, merged with Australian lottery operator Tattersalls Ltd.

U.S. stocks ended mostly lower on Friday, but the S&P 500 index posted its biggest weekly gain since 2024.

Recently listed Melco PBL Entertainment (Macau) Ltd. -- a joint venture between Australian media company Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd. and Hong Kong company Melco International Development Ltd. 

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Pub: 24 Mar 2024 18:52 UTC
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