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Ransomware attack to blame for Federal Group’s casino pokies outage in Tasmania – ABC News
Tasmania’s lone casino operator confirms it is being held to ransom in a cyber attack that has impacted its pokies machines and hotel bookings system for more than…

Tasmania’s lone casino operator has confirmed it is being held to ransom in a cyber attack that has impacted its pokies machines and hotel bookings system for more than a week.
Key points:
- Tasmania’s two casinos have suspended operations for 10 days, while hotel check-in services have been impacted
- The casino operator has confirmed it is the victim of a ransomware attack
- A ransomware attack is when a target’s data files are encrypted and a ransom demanded for their release
In response to detailed…
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