The FBI issued a private industry notification (PIN) to warn of ransomware attacks that hit native tribal casinos in the US.
- Ransomware groups have made millions of attacks that hit several tribal-owned casinos last year.
- The attacks paralysed the activities of the Casinos.
- Due to these incidents, tribal entities have dealt with operational disruption, theft of sensitive data, and financial losses.
The FBI issued a private industry notification (PIN) to warn of ransomware attacks that hit native tribal casinos in the US.
The attacks paralysed the activities of the casinos, shutting down their gaming floors and hotels, restaurants, and gas stations. The attack caused significant losses after being urged into providing limited or no services to customers while restoring their systems.
In many cases, the attackers were able to steal sensitive data from the targeted computer networks.
“Limited cyber investigative capabilities and law enforcement resources are likely some of the reasons behind ransomware groups' seeing US tribes as desirable targets, according to the FBI, ” states BleepingComputer.
Experts reported that tribal communities were hit by several ransomware gangs, including Bitpaymer, REvil/Sodinokibi, Ryuk, Snatch, Conti, and Cuba.
The FBI also said that these ransomware attacks had impacted tribal-owned businesses and public services, including tribal governments, healthcare and schools.
The frequency of ransomware attacks has slowly but steadily increased over the last couple of years. The level of cybersecurity for infrastructure operated by tribal communities must increase, and the US govt will have to redirect additional resources and funds to boost their cybersecurity defences.
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