Hard Rock Casino Says Customer Data Compromised

Source:  Hard Rock Casino Says Customer Data Compromised

(May 4, 2015)

The Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino has acknowledged that attackers
stole customer payment card data and personal information from computer
systems there. The business found malware on its systems. Hard Rock
detected the issue on April 3; the breach affects card transactions
conducted between September 3, 2014 and April 2, 2015.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/04/hard_rock_breach/

http://www.scmagazine.com/possible-payment-card-breach-at-hard-rock-hotel-casino-las-vegas/article/412819/

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2918057/hard-rock-hotel-and-casino-warns-of-possible-payment-card-hack.html

http://oag.ca.gov/system/files/Individual%20Notice%20TEMPLATE_0.pdf

[Editor's note (Northcutt): RAM swipers are one more tool that undermine
trust in commerce. I guess what happens in Vegas doesn't necessarily
stay in Vegas. A key point is that the malware was active for at least
seven months. That takes the shine off one of the more famous pools,
(pool parties), in sin city:

http://blog.credit.com/2015/05/hard-rocks-las-vegas-hotel-casino-hacked-115593/

http://www.yelp.com/biz/rehab-las-vegas-2 ]