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Hackers who targeted Canadian casinos “financially motivated”
June 16, 2017
The computer hackers who stole Canadian casinos’ customer data and posted it online will likely strike again, according to a new report by a cybersecurity company. On Friday, the US-based FireEye security firm issued a report identifying a shadowy group it’s calling FIN10 as the culprits behind the cyber-targeting of...
Camelot says National Lottery player website accounts hacked
November 30, 2016
UK National Lottery operator Camelot has warned its digital customers that their personal data may have been compromised. This week, Camelot issued a release stating that its online security monitoring had revealed “suspicious activity on a very small proportion of our players’ online National Lottery Accounts." Camelot said around 26,500...
Hacker posts stolen Casino Rama files online
November 12, 2016
Stolen Casino Rama customer data has surfaced online one day after the casino announced it had been the victim of a cyberattack. On Thursday, Ontario’s Casino Rama announced that an “anonymous threat agent” had infiltrated its data networks and made off with “past and present customer, employee and vendor information”...
Casino Rama hacked by “anonymous threat agent”
November 10, 2016
The Casino Rama Resort in Ontario, Canada says it has been the victim of a cyberattack by “an anonymous threat agent.” On Thursday, the First Nations-owned Casino Rama announced that an unidentified hacker claimed to be in possession of “past and present customer, employee and vendor information” dating as far...
China online gambling bust; Korean site orders DDOS attacks on competitor
March 3, 2015
Authorities in China have broken up an international online gambling operation based in Hunan province. China's official press agency Xinhua quoted Chinese police saying they’d detained 19 individuals following a two-month investigation. A further eight individuals have been targeted for arrest over their roles in the operation of the Shenbo...
Will Chinese hackers target online betting sites during World Cup?
June 3, 2014
Mainland Chinese police have teamed up with their counterparts in the country’s two special administrative regions for an all-out campaign against online sports betting during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. On Tuesday, police in Guangdong province announced they had agreed to improve information exchanges with police in Hong Kong and...