Federal cybersecurity officials<\/a> said ransomware groups often gain access through third-party vendors that have business contracts and relationships with tribal casinos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n“Between 2022 and 2023, the FBI noted ransomware attacks compromising casinos through third-party gaming vendors. The attacks frequently targeted small and tribal casinos, encrypting servers and the PII of employees and patrons,” the release read.<\/p>\n
Casinos are encouraged by the FBI to maintain offline backups of data, ensure that all backup data is encrypted and immutable, and regularly review the security of third-party vendors “and those connected with your organization.”<\/strong><\/p>\nThe FBI continues to stress the importance of businesses having strict protocols for establishing remote IT access. The federal law enforcement agency additionally says companies should document and continuously monitor remote connections and institute recovery plans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Two tribal casinos in Oklahoma have been hit with a cyberattack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":306321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[83996,84235,82958,84216,89456,81917,89457,83159],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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