Casino Rama hacked by “anonymous threat agent”

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 back as 2004. The company says it became aware of the breach on Nov. 4.

The hacker’s stolen data trove reportedly includes the property’s email, IT information, financial reports for both hotel and casino, security incident reports, patron credit inquiries, collection and debt information, vendor info and all manner of personal data belonging to casino staff.

Casino Rama CEO John Drake said the company “deeply regrets this situation and recognizes the seriousness of this issue.” The casino doesn’t take its data protection responsibilities lightly and has been working “around the clock” with technology experts to determine the extent of the problem. The casino has also alerted provincial and federal police as well as the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.