Gambling Operators Need to Protect from Cyberattacks, Report
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Online security experts met last week to discuss the worrying trend of increasing cyberattacks against casinos and other leisure operators. The recent discussion comes ahead of planned changes to the cyber regulations in Nevada.
Experts from the cyber security industry warned that casinos and other entertainment industries may be impacted by cyberattacks. Las Vegas has been impacted multiple times via different cyber attacks which resulted in leaks of personal information. One such attack originated from Iran and resulted $40 million in losses for the operator. The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States gathered cybersecurity experts.
The outage shut down the casinos' websites and affected hotel check-in procedures.
Michael Tobin, founder and CEO of Continent 8 Technologies, warned that cyberattacks have increased 400% in the last year. He said that the attacks are likely to get worse due to the development of AI and supercomputers. Tobins told the story of a gaming operator that suffered a cyberattack back in October.
