Rivers Casino Philadelphia alerts customers following recent data breach
However, the operator has not said whether any customer information was accessed.
Key Points
- Rivers Casino Philadelphia estimates that the breach happened before November 18
- The company reported that “certain files” were accessed by an unauthorized person
Rivers Casino Philadelphia has reached out to its customers to alert them of a recent data breach, according to an NBC10 Philadelphia news report.
The company said the data breach “has seen some unauthorized person access ‘certain files’ on Rivers Casino Philadelphia computers.”
However, Rivers Casino Philadelphia officials have not disclosed what information could have been accessed or if any of the files contained customer information.
The opeartor estimates that the incident occurred “sometime before November 18” but did not give an exact date.
In a statement to local news, a company spokesperson said, “Rivers Casino Philadelphia recently responded to and investigated an incident involving unauthorized access to certain Rivers Casino Philadelphia computer systems. Upon identifying the incident, Rivers Casino Philadelphia immediately secured the involved systems and launched an investigation.
“Through the investigation, Rivers Casino Philadelphia determined that an unauthorized actor accessed and/or took certain files stored on our computer servers. Rivers Casino Philadelphia is mailing letters to individuals whose information may have been involved in the incident.”
Levi & Korsinsky LLP, a New York-based law firm, has launched an investigation into the incident.
In other state news, The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) recently decided not to move ahead with a proposed change that would make the path back to casinos easier for problem bettors, according to a local report from Spotlight PA.
The decision followed a meeting this week that involved public pushback over the change and discussion of the proposal.
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