Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas releases information regarding payment card security incident
LAS VEGAS, May 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 3rd, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas discovered a potential security issue involving the systems used for certain credit card payments at the Las Vegas property. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas immediately responded, engaging outside information security experts to investigate and implementing additional security measures.
The sophisticated malware used in the attack may have allowed criminal hackers to steal information related to credit or debit cards used at certain Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas retail and service locations between September 3rd, 2014 and April 2nd, 2015. The information potentially affected includes names, card numbers, and CVV codes but does not include PIN numbers or other sensitive customer information. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas is actively cooperating with law enforcement and credit card companies to investigate this criminal attack.
This criminal attack was limited to credit or debit card transactions between September 3rd, 2014 and April 2nd, 2015 at restaurant, bar and retail locations at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas property, including the Culinary Dropout Restaurant. The attack did not affect transactions at the hotel, casino, Nobu, Affliction, John Varvatos, Rocks, Hart & Huntington Tattoo or Reliquary Spa & Salon.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas takes the security and privacy of customer information seriously. The company is offering identity protection services to potentially affected customers in order to safeguard against any misuse of customer information. More information on this unfortunate incident and how customers can activate protection services is available on our website, at http://www.hardrockhotel.com/statement.
SOURCE Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas
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