Rivers Casino, Illinois reports data breach, exposes customer data
Learn More
Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, Illinois, reported a data breach that occurred in August but was discovered in November.
The breach involved unauthorized access to the casino's network, prompting Rivers Casino to take action to contain the threat and secure its systems. The breached data includes personal information of both casino team members and customers:
- names,
- contact information,
- birth dates,
- driver's license or government ID numbers,
- financial account numbers,
- tax identification numbers,
- Social Security numbers,
- passport numbers.
There's no evidence of passwords or credit card numbers being compromised. To address the incident, Rivers Casino has engaged the services of a third-party cybersecurity firm. The exact number of affected customers and the extent of the data exposed were not specified in the casino's statement.
Rivers Casino is encouraging individuals who believe they may have been impacted to reach out to a designated toll-free line for inquiries at 866-983-3108. Additionally, the casino is offering breached customers a free year of fraud alerts on their credit cards and the option to implement a free security freeze to further protect their data.
