- Caesars and MGM Resorts recently experienced a homegrown attack that compromised data and cost each company tens of millions of dollars
- Casinos and other businesses often store data, including names, addresses, and other private information, all of it potentially subject to hacks, in spite of assumed protections
- Sekur Private Data offers a suite of superior protective products, with encrypted emails, secure messengers, and strong communication tools, all utilizing Swiss-based servers designed to safeguard information
The gaming industry in the United States has been shown to be targets of successful cyber-attacks. Two recent attacks against Caesars and MGM Resorts have left the companies paying out tens of millions of dollars to regain control of their systems, leaving patrons’ information vulnerable during the attack (https://ibn.fm/RQmQr). This past week on New to the Street, internationally acclaimed internet privacy expert Alain Ghiai, CEO of Sekur Private Data (CSE: SKUR) (OTCQB: SWISF) (FRA: GTD0), a cybersecurity and internet privacy provider of Swiss-hosted solutions for secure and private communications, and multi-media journalist Ana Berry, discussed the significance of the casino’s stolen data (https://ibn.fm/L9UZS).
According to the segment, the attack occurred from a source within the United States, and the FBI is still investigating the crime. They hypothesize that the hackers are selling the data stolen on the Dark Web. The initial attack appears to have come from an email, and most casinos and other businesses use…
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