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Rivers Casino says computer system was hacked and customer data accessed
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Computer files containing personal information of gamblers and employees at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines as well as online sportsbook customers may have been accessed by hackers, the casino announced Thursday.
The data breach occurred in August and was discovered Nov. 2, according to a news release from Rivers.
The accessed information included names, phone numbers, email addresses, mailing addresses, birth dates and driver’s license and ID numbers, Rivers said.
Some customers’ and employees’ Social Security numbers, tax ID numbers, bank account numbers and passport numbers also were accessed, according to the release.
Casino officials don’t believe customer passwords or payment card information were affected.
“Upon learning of the incident, Rivers promptly took steps to contain the threat and secure our systems, avoiding any interruption to our operations or in the services we provide to our customers,” Rivers said in the release.
A Rivers spokesman declined to say how many accounts might have been accessed.
No evidence of financial fraud or identity theft resulting from the breach has been discovered, Rivers said. Casino operations weren’t affected by the computer attack.
Rivers has created a response center to provide more information about the breach and customer options. To get help, call (866) 983-3108 on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
People concerned about the hack also can sign up for fraud alerts or security freezes by contacting the major credit bureaus…
Hackers may have accessed D.C. voter information, officials say
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The FBI, Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, Department of Homeland Security and D.C.’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer are among the agencies investigating the breach. The D.C. Board of Elections took down its main website after learning it was the source of the breach, and replaced it with a maintenance page. The agency also said it had conducted vulnerability scans on its database, server and other IT networks.
Sarah Graham, director of communications for the elections board, said the hacking group had not requested a ransom from the agency related to the data breach — a common tactic from hacking groups who illegally obtain sensitive information and then threaten to publish it online. Graham also said there was no estimate of how long the agency’s website will be down.
Some voter registration data maintained by the elections board is public information, like voter names, addresses, party affiliation and whether an individual voted. But District regulations require other voter data — birthdays, contact information, where they registered, and full or partial social security numbers — to remain confidential. The elections board does not maintain information on voters’ specific choices.
DataNet, whose website says its clients have included several notable city agencies like the D.C. Council, D.C. police, D.C. Fire/EMS and the city’s Department of General Services, among others, did not immediately return a request for comment.
The ransomware group that appears to have taken credit for the breach calls itself RansomedVC. It previously claimed to be behind a hack of Sony…