New Mexico’s Tesuque Casino Reopens Following Cyberattack Closure

New Mexico’s Tesuque Casino reopened this hebdomad after a cyber-attack. The cyber incident at the Santa Fe tribal gaming attribute initially was identified on Sept. 25.

The gaming holding was and then shuttered for around 10 days. It reopened at almost 10 am Tuesday. The cassino like a shot closed in(p) formerly the round was discovered.

Findings from the investigation testament “strengthen the casino’s cyber security measures defenses,” the casino said in a Facebook post.

Through our fast-acting squad and extraneous IT specialists, we were able-bodied to hold and therapeutic the issue as swiftly as possible,” wrote Mark Mitchell, a Pueblo of Tesuque tribal official, in the Facebook post.

Casino officials hold non said if personal info belonging to players was in any path compromised, according to KRQE, a local TV station.

The gaming property has o'er 800 slot machines and 10 tabularise games. It is operated by the Pueblo of Tesuque.

Fatal Shooting Near New Mexico Casino

Elsewhere in New Mexico, cobbler's last month authorities searched for a surmise who crack and killed a adult male east of New Mexico’s Route 66 Casino Hotel. The dupe was gibe several times. He died at the criminal offense view from the wounds.

The incident seemingly began as a kidnapping. It started sour after a surmise abducted a woman and man — who turned come out to live her brother, according to KOB, a local TV station. The deuce victims were transported, on the face of it against their will, to the location near the casino, close Albuquerque.

Once there, the adult male was fatally wounded. The distaff escaped. She was able to qui vive authorities.

Earlier Cyber Incidents

Cyber-attacks feature taken localize at casinos nationwide. Last year, two Gem State tribal casinos and unity Calif. casino temporarily closed followers a cyberattack.

Clearwater River Casino & Lodge inward Lewiston and It’se Ye-Ye Casino in Kamiah reopened in ID after cyber-attacks led to the shutdown of the 2 gaming properties for near 10 replete(p) days.

The Nez Perce tribe-operated casinos said they did non get a information breach from the Oct. 8, 2020 attack. It was described inward a Facebook put up as a “major information processing system systems disruption.”

Cache Creek Casino Resort in Calif. also experient a cyber-attack. The gambling casino unopen mastered on Sept. 20, 2020, and reopened after a three-week closure. It is owned and operated by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation.