Slot machine security breach
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Nevada Restaurant Services (NRS), the owner of popular slot machine parlor chain Dotty's, has disclosed a data breach that exposed a significant amount of personal and financial information.
In a statement, the company confirmed that "certain customers" were affected by the breach and explained that the information includes Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers or state ID numbers, passport numbers, financial account and routing numbers, health insurance information, treatment information, biometric data, medical records, taxpayer identification numbers and credit card numbers and expiration dates.
Wait.
"Medical records?" It's a fucking slot machine where you put money in and things go "blingy-blingy, sparkly lights."
Medical records? The hell....
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I imagine “certain customers” means those that won mega jackpots where the cash prize is not coins falling but given as a casino check which would involve disclosing ID info and is taxable income. Which means SSN’s and other identifying information is in their computers and they were hacked so the mega winners were outed.
I saw once in Vegas a large slot machine with a Ferrari parked (actually anchored) on top of it with the idea being if u won, the keys would drop into the pan.
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@george-k said in Slot machine security breach:
Nevada Restaurant Services (NRS), the owner of popular slot machine parlor chain Dotty's, has disclosed a data breach that exposed a significant amount of personal and financial information.
In a statement, the company confirmed that "certain customers" were affected by the breach and explained that the information includes Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers or state ID numbers, passport numbers, financial account and routing numbers, health insurance information, treatment information, biometric data, medical records, taxpayer identification numbers and credit card numbers and expiration dates.
Wait.
"Medical records?" It's a fucking slot machine where you put money in and things go "blingy-blingy, sparkly lights."
Medical records? The hell....
Yeah how the hell do you write an article and mention medical record info without more clarity on what they means and why and how? So chilling but as Mik states, more to the story.
I cant imagine that data is routinely collected. I could see how it is married up or some data leads to access to other.
