News and Updates on Information Technology

United States – Cache Creek Casino

Exploit: Ransomware
Cache Creek Casino: Resort

Risk to Small Business: 1.492 = Extreme

Ransomware cleaned up at Cache Creek Casino in California, shutting down operations at the popular gambling destination just as it began recovering from a COVID-19 closure earlier this year. No reopening date has been set as the investigation and recovery continues. Other businesses including a golf club and shopping at the complex remain open. Cache Creek Casino is part of Cache Creek Casino Resort, one of Northern California’s largest casino-resort destinations, is owned and operated by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation.

Individual Risk: No individual information was reported as compromised in this incident.

Customers Impacted: Unknown

How it Could Affect Your Customers’ Business: More than 60% of businesses that experience a damaging cyberattack close – and it’s even more dangerous now as businesses try to recover from COVID-19 closures.

Source:
https://www.dailydemocrat.com/2020/09/30/cyberattack-shuts-down-cache-creek-casino