Crown Resorts has confirmed it is investigating a potential global data breach after it was contacted by a hacker group that claims to have obtained company files.
The gaming and entertainment group said it was recently contacted by a ransomware group claiming to have illegally obtained a limited number of Crown files through the breach of third-party file transfer service GoAnywhere.
"Crown is one of many organisations who use the third-party file transfer service, GoAnywhere, which has been impacted by a data breach globally," the company said in a statement.
"We were recently contacted by a ransomware group who claim they have illegally obtained a limited number of Crown files.
"We are investigating the validity of this claim as a matter of priority."
The company said no customer data has been compromised and business operations have not been impacted.
A Crown Resorts spokesperson said it had notified gaming regulators and was continuing to work with law enforcement.
A host of global firms and government institutions have reported cybersecurity incidents linked to GoAnywhere over the past few weeks, including Rio Tinto.
The managed file transfer software offered by US cybersecurity firm Fortra is used by major companies to share sensitive information via the internet.
Victoria Police said it was investigating a report of a cyber attack "involving a gaming and entertainment group based in Melbourne".
"As the investigation is ongoing, it would not be appropriate to comment further at this time," it said.
