Star Punters Details Exposed In Massive Legal Hack

Some Star mgm online casino punters have had their private details exposed in a massive data breach that saw millions of documents stolen from Australia's largest legal firm by Russian hackers.

The Star Entertainment Group, If you loved this short article and you would certainly like to obtain even more info relating to https://www.crypto-vegas.com/games/horse-racing kindly see the web site. which runs The Star casinos in NSW and Queensland, has told some of its customers their data was leaked in a cyber-attack on HWL Ebsworth Lawyers which took place in April last year.

Much of the private information, including bank details, passports and physical addresses, ended up on the dark web for three weeks before the legal firm secured an injunction to have it removed.

It is unclear why it took the casino almost 12 months to warn its customers. 




The Star Entertainment Group, which runs The Star casinos in NSW and Queensland, has told some of its customers their data has been leaked in a cyber-attack on HWL Ebsworth Lawyers which took place in April last year






Some of the information, including bank details, passports and physical addresses, ended up on the dark web for three weeks before the legal firm secured an injunction to have it removed.

A spokesperson for HWL Ebsworth Lawyers said analysing the stolen data was a  'detailed and complex challenge'.

One irate punter was told his passport, driving licence, tax file number and birth certificate were potentially exposed in the hack.

The casino advised the customer that HWL Ebsworth Lawyers would reimburse him for the cost of replacing his driver's licence or passport. 

'The latest fiasco for Star borgata online casino - offering to cover the cost of a replacement licence and passport doesn't cut it… hopefully there is a class action again the Star that I can join,' he told Daily Mail Australia. 

In a statement, The Star revealed the huge and alarming list of personal information at risk. 

These included physical addresses, phone numbers, employment information, physical signatures, credit card details, Medicare card scans, medical information and bank details.  




One irate punter was told his passport, driving licence, tax file number and birth certificate were potentially exposed in the hack (pictured)





'The latest fiasco for Star online casino games - offering to cover the cost of a replacement licence and passport doesn't cut it…hopefully there is a class action again the Star that I can join,' the punter told Daily Mail Australia