Two gamblers who allege their privacy was breached are spearheading a proposed class action against an Ontario casino that was the target of a cyberattack.
In a statement of claim filed today in Ontario Superior Court, Leonid Kaplan, of Barrie, Ont., and Cheryl Mizzi, of Stouffville, Ont., allege that Casino Rama unjustly enriched itself at the expense of the claimants.
The casino publicly confirmed the cyberattack last week but did not say exactly when it occurred or over what period.
A lawyer who first announced the proposed class action last week said ``it looked'' like Casino Rama ``rolled the dice with employee, customer and vendor data rather than invest in state-of-the-art security measures.''
Neither proposed plaintiff have said what losses, if any, they incurred as a result of the privacy breach.
The suit, which has yet to be certified as a class action or tested in court, seeks $50 million in damages as well as another $10 million in punitive damages.
Casino Rama had no immediate comment today, but a spokeswoman said on Friday that the organization was working with the authorities on the ongoing investigation.
The resort, which has 25-hundred slot machines and more than 110 gaming tables, said the games themselves weren't hacked.