FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Christine Gigante
Company: Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
Phone: 702-794-9424
Fax: 702-697-4267
Email: cgigante@theriviera.com
Web site: <http://www.rivierahotel.com/> www.rivierahotel.com
DEFCON 2009. ATM not fake.Riviera was proactive
The Riviera owned ATM machine located in the hotel's convention lobby was
not a fraudulent device placed by hackers with criminal intent. It was
simply shut off.
"Although it has been reported as an ATM machine purposely placed in the
Riviera's convention lobby by some unknown hacker to capture data on others
that attempt to use it during DEFCON, the truth is, the Riviera owned and
operated ATM was turned off and the cash was removed as a precaution in
preparation for the Conference," said Robert Vannucci, President of the
Riviera Hotel & Casino.
The alleged fake, fraudulent ATM has been located in the Riviera convention
center, in the same spot, for quite awhile. Riviera security was involved
in the decision to deactivate it.
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