Hacking

Add Kansas to 4 other states where lottery prizes may have been fixed

December 23, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Hacking, Lottery, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Financial Fraud, Kansas

Kansans whose regime includes purchasing lottery tickets find themselves questioning whether or not they have a fair chance at winning, or if the money they’ve spent is like so much water down the drain. The...

Computer virus hits Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh

Lars Jones

December 15, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Hacking, Data Protection, Pennsylvania

Officials at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh say that although the enterprise was hit by a computer virus, none of their customers' personal information was compromised. A spokesperson said that no games were affec...

Paysafe confirms over 7 million Neteller, Skrill accounts breached 2009-2010

Lars Jones

December 1, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Hacking, Data Protection, Online Gambling News

More than 7 million Neteller and Skrill (Moneybookers) customer accounts were hacked in 2009 and 2010 according to a statement released by the London Stock Exchange on November 30. Paysafe, formerly known as Op...

Emails unveiled by prosecutors in bank hacker case

Sadonna Price

November 11, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Hacking, Unlicensed Operation, Conspiracy, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Financial Fraud

A ‘sprawling criminal enterprise’, that is what federal prosecutors are calling a scheme that spanned around the world, with three men accused of stealing data of over 100 million customers from companies, incl...

Three charged in largest bank breach in history

Lars Jones

November 10, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Israel, Hacking, Money Laundering, Data Protection, Unlicensed Operation, Online Gambling News, Conspiracy, Financial Fraud, Russia, New York

Two men being held in Israel after their arrests in July, and a U.S. citizen believed to be hiding out in Moscow have been charged with stealing the contact details of up to 100 million customers of banking gia...

Four Winds Casino Resort corrects credit card incident

Sadonna Price

November 7, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Hacking, Economy/Finance, Data Protection, Michigan

Four Winds Casino Resort reported on October 2nd that a financial institution had experienced issues with payment cards where the bank detected a pattern of charges on the cards that were unauthorized. The card...

Reports: Carbanak is back; Banks and casinos in danger of attack

Lars Jones

October 3, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Hacking

According to reports a new version of the malicious Carbanak malware, christened Anunak - is attacking financial institutions around the world. Kaspersky Lab reported in February that a sustained attack resulte...

Online poker sites affected by spyware disguised as poker apps

K Morrison

September 20, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Hacking, Online Poker, California, Russia, Poland

A scam was recently detected that has affected hundreds of online players on popular gambling sites PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker by allowing malware operators to cheat during online games. The scam was uncove...

North Korea in the gambling business?

Lars Jones

September 8, 2015

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Hacking, Unlicensed Operation, South Korea

As tensions ebb and flow between a divided Korea (still officially at war with itself since June 25, 1950) the South Korean cyber security community is accusing the North of circulating a program for gambling s...

U.S casinos push Congress to strengthen Cybersecurity policies

Renee Kingsley

August 14, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Hacking, Unlicensed Operation, Crime, Financial Fraud

The online gambling market has significantly expanded across the globe during the last 5 years and millions of dollars get traded via these online gambling sites on a regular basis. These online casino websites...

Arrests: International investment scam, JP Morgan hack, online casinos

Lars Jones

July 24, 2015

Israel, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Hacking, Cyprus, Money Laundering, Middle East Gaming News, Data Protection, Online Gambling News, Florida, Financial Fraud

The Manhattan U.S. Attorney announced on Tuesday that three men in Florida and Israel had been charged in a penny stock scam with international reach. Three Israeli residents, one an American citizen who remain...

Firekeepers confirms hack; Trump Hotels joins the club

Lars Jones

July 3, 2015

Casino News, Hacking, Data Protection, Michigan

FireKeepers Casino and Hotel located in Battle Creek, Michigan issued a notice on their website today confirming that an investigation has determined that credit and debit card transactions for food, beverage a...

Paul Phua prepares for home after US Judge drops all charges

Renee Kingsley

June 3, 2015

U.S.A., Hacking, Money Laundering, Illegal Bookmaking, Unlicensed Operation, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Malaysia, Crime, Racketeering, Nevada

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Nevada Gaming Control Board agents went to great lengths to infiltrate Paul Phua’s alleged illegal gambling operation at his Caesars Palace villa in Las Vegas. The sti...

FireKeepers data probe continues

Sadonna Price

May 18, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Hacking, Financial Fraud

The FireKeepers Casino and Hotel in Battle Creek, Michigan has been investigating a point-of-sale system breach for a few weeks now, after finding out from patrons that issues have arisen on credit card and ba...

Casino installs new POS equipment while investigating potential data breach

Sadonna Price

May 8, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Hacking, Financial Fraud, Michigan, Nevada

Just days after the Hard Rock Casino of Las Vegas reported they were subject to a security breach, another casino is now reporting a possible data breach incident. An internal investigation has begun at the Fir...