Cybersecurity

‘World’s biggest casino’ app exposed customers’ personal data | TechCrunch

The startup that develops the phone app for casino resort giant WinStar has secured an exposed database that was spilling customers’ private information to the open web. Oklahoma-based WinStar bills itself as the “world’s biggest casino” by square footage. The casino and hotel resort also offers an app, My WinStar, in which guests can access […]

Cybersecurity

Southeast Asian casino industry supercharging cyber fraud, UN says

The expanding Southeast Asian casino industry has become the nexus of the region’s criminal ecosystem, including its cyber fraud industry, and it is facilitating large-scale money laundering by organized crime networks, a new United Nations report reveals. The money laundering includes the proceeds from online scams like pig-butchering schemes, where scammers develop a relationship with […]

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Gamblers’ data compromised after casino giant Strendus fails to set password

Gamblers’ data compromised after casino giant Strendus fails to set password Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2023 Mexican online casino Strendus has exposed sensitive user data, including home addresses and the amounts of money they spent on gambling. Strendus, one of the biggest online casinos in Mexico has exposed sensitive user data, including home addresses and […]