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read moreMelbourne-based 'Leisure-tainment' business Funlab, which operates the Strike Bowling and Holey Moley brands, has confirmed that it has been the target of a cyberattack.
As first reported by Cyber Daily, Funlab confirmed it is looking into a security breach after ransomware group Lynx listed the company on its leak site yesterday.
Lynx has not shared how much data it managed to exfiltrate nor its ransom demand but has posted several screenshots and documents as evidence of a successful hack.
However, Funlab has emphasised that no customer data has been impacted by the attack, although the company conceded that some employee data has been compromised.
Confirming the incident with Cyber Daily, a Funlab spokesperson advised “Funlab can confirm that it is investigating a cyber security incident that affected some of its IT systems on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the 20th-22nd of September. All operations were returned to business as usual within 48 hours. Funlab has engaged with appropriate regulatory authorities
“Detailed work has been completed, and while continuing with the assistance of our external experts, Funlab does not believe guest data has been accessed and that only a small number of current and former employees - in the low double digits - have had limited information accessed. Some of that information is redundant, given the expiry dates of the data.”
“Funlab has reached out to any employee past or present that it considers may have had any data accessed and is providing the appropriate assistance.”
Advising that it has reported the incident to the Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Funlab also told 9News "Funlab has reached out to any employee past or present that it considers may have had any data accessed and is providing the appropriate assistance."
Lynx claimed it breached Funlab's internal systems with images shared onto its website overnight.
With over 40 locations in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, Funlab operates the Strike Bowling, Holey Moley, Archie Brothers, La Di Darts and most recently Hijynx Hotel. It has more than 2,000 employees and was recently acquired by private equity firm TPG Capital.
Image: Strike Bowling Fremantle.
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