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Anyone who visits Las Vegas is prepared to lose a few bucks at the Black Jack tables or slot machines. But, recent visitors may have lost more money than they bargained for if they happened to visit Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. That's because the hotel was hit by malware that stole customer credit card information and other sensitive data.

The hotel's website now has a small warning at the top that reads "DATA SECURITY INCIDENT". For the past seven months, the Hard Rock's point of sale systems were infected by malware capable of stealing unencrypted data.

The information stolen by the hackers includes the names of cardholders, credit and debit card numbers and CVV codes. PIN codes were not included in the information exposed.

The hotel found out about the breach in April, and the FBI is currently investigating the case.

It's unclear how much data was actually stolen in the hack, but 173,000 unique cards were used during the attack's time frame. The hotel is going to try to notify affected customers.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas is offering one year of free fraud resolution and identity theft protection to affected customers. To find out more about you can take advantage of these services, take a look at Hard Rock's official statement.

 

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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Official Statement

 

 

The trust and loyalty of our customers is our highest priority, which is why, as a precautionary measure, we are writing to let you know of a security incident that may have affected your credit card information.

This incident may have allowed criminal hackers access to information about credit or debit cards used at certain Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas retail and service locations. The information potentially affected includes names, card numbers, and CVV codes, but does not include PIN numbers or other sensitive customer information.

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 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.

Please review your credit and debit card statements and report any suspicious activity to your bank. Note that customers usually have no liability for unauthorized charges that are reported in a timely manner.

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