Ontario’s Casino Rama Faces $50M Class Action Lawsuit After Recent Hacking

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November 13th, 2016
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Our entire lives are on computers and as such, we expect a high standard of security, especially in 2016. As technology advances so do the skills of hackers. A huge breach has reportedly occurred in Ontario at Casino Rama resulting in a $50 million class action lawsuit filed jointly by Sutts, Strosberg LLP of Windsor and Charney Lawyers PC of Toronto.

The casino was alerted to the data compromise on November 4th having discovered that its internal computer system was infiltrated giving intruders access to all sorts of data related to its customers, vendors and even employees within the timeframe of 2004 to 2016.

Files contained employee performance reviews and terminations, which are likely of little interest to hackers. The real jackpot was the stored payroll details, birth dates and social insurance numbers. Additionally, the casino’s own financial reports, emails, client credit inquiries, debt collection records and vendor contracts were believed to be exposed to a much wider window of 2007 to the present.

Anyone whose information may have been exposed is able to join the class action suit including casino vendors, clientele and staff.

“In this digital age…employees, patrons and suppliers reasonably expected that their sensitive and confidential information would be assiduously protected,” said an attorney on the case, David Robins of Sutts, Strosberg. “This is a massive privacy breach.”

Casino Rama is working closely with law enforcement and notified all of the potential victims to monitor their bank accounts, credit card statements and any other financial records. They’ve also noted that the 2,500+ gaming machines were not at risk since all of the related performance and setup data are located on an independent network.

Sources:

‘Casino Rama cyberattack prompts $50M class-action lawsuit’, cbc.ca, November 11, 2016

‘Local firm files $50-million lawsuit against Casino Rama’, Dave Battagello, windsorstar.com, November 12, 2016.

“internal computer system was infiltrated giving intruders access to all sorts of data”

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