Iowa Quarter Horse Racing Association

1976 - 2010

34 years of service to our Members

 

a



Home

About Us

Committee

Join Us

Board

Events

News

Stakes

Links

Stallion Auction

DBL Gold Derby

DBL Gold Fut

Fall Sale

Sale results

Youth Days
Application

Iowa QH Bred Program

Forms

Event Photos

a




 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



Contact: Karyl Jones
Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission
(515) 281-7352

Karyl.Jones@iowa.gov

Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission database compromised

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 29,2010) - The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission is investigating an unauthorized compromise of a server hosting a database containing occupational licensing records. The compromise took place January 26, 2010, when one of the State's firewall's functionality was circumvented due to network routing changes.


The Department of Administrative Services' Information Security Office (ISO) notified the Commission January 27 that the Racing and Gaming server was compromised by an external I.P.address. The server contains more than 80,000 records containing casino employee employment information including names, birth dates, and social security numbers. Commission staff is currently analyzing the server to determine the extent of the intrusion and the number of individuals potentially impacted by the compromise.


The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission is advising individuals who have obtained occupational licenses to work at Iowa racing and gaming venues to closely watch their credit report and to inform their local law enforcement agency of any unusual credit activity. To assist individuals, the Commission has posted information on its website about credit protection. This information is available at
http://www.state.ia.us/irgc/


Assisting the Racing and Gaming Commission with the investigation and notification of individuals are the State's Information Security Office and the Iowa Attorney General's Office

Email US