Crown Casinos investigates as ransomware group claims to have breached data
The business group has been swept up in a larger global data breach after hackers said they had obtained company files.
Crown Resorts has revealed it was one of a number of organisations caught up in a global data breach.
The casino giant was recently contacted by a ransomware group who claim they illegally obtained a number of files.
“We are investigating the validity of this claim as a matter of priority,” a Crown Resorts spokesman said in a statement on Monday.
The hackers claimed they had breached file transfer service GoAnywhere.
“We can confirm no customer data has been compromised and our business operations have not been impacted,” the spokesman said.
“We are continuing to work with law enforcement and have notified our gaming regulators as part of the ongoing investigation and will provide relevant updates, as necessary.”
It comes as Australian fintech company Latitude Financial Services revealed it had identified 14 million customer details had been stolen in a hack two weeks ago.
CyberCX Chief strategy officer Alastair MacGibbon - who has been advising Latitude on the hack - said Australia needs to adapt to get on top of what is becoming a “daily” occurrence.
“When I speak to crowds of people, I get them to put their hands up if they were affected by Optus and Medicare,” Mr MacGibbon told the Today show on Tuesday.
“The next speech [I asked who was] affected by Latitude and there are an awful lot of hands in the room.”
“Last night, Crown Casino was saying they were also impacted. This is a daily thing.”
About 7.9m Australian and New Zealand drivers licenses were stolen and an additional 6.1m customer records dating back almost 20 years were stolen from Latitude, the firm announced on Monday.
Another 53,000 passport numbers were also stolen.
Australia’s hacking problem
Latitude is the latest in a series of Australian businesses including an insurance company and telecommunication services who have become the target of cybercriminals.
In October last year, Australian private health insurance provider Medibank announced it had been hit by a “cyber incident” after it detected unusual activity on its network.
Almost 10 million current and former customers details were leaked in the hack which saw the hacker dump data randomly on the dark web.
The highly private details of customers health insurance claims including diagnoses and health procedures were exposed.
More Coverage
The hackers demanded a $US10 million ($15 million) ransom from the health insurer as federal authorities became involved in the investigation.
In September last year, a hacker demanded Optus pay $US1 million ($15 million) in cryptocurrency or they would leak millions of Australians customer data.
Another 10 million people were caught up in this hack with about 2.1 million of those including a current and valid form of identification.
Warning as scammers use fake AusPost link
A fresh warning has been released about an online scam where fraudsters use fake Australia Post links to defraud sellers on Facebook Marketplace.
Read more
Meta agrees to huge payout for Aussies
Tech giant Meta has agreed to pay out a whopping sum to Australians who were impacted by a major privacy scandal.
Read more
Spy alliance’s dire warning on Aussie kids
The world’s most powerful spy alliance has issued a rare warning amid concerns young Aussies and minors are being radicalised online at an alarming new rate.
Read more