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Nevada Restaurant Services, Inc. Data Breach

Posted on behalf of Arnold Law Firm on August 3, 2021 in Data Breach
Updated on February 24, 2022

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from Nevada Restaurant Services, Inc. and you are a California resident, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation request form here.

Nevada restaurant inc. data breachOn or before January 16, 2021, Nevada Restaurant Services, owner of Dotty’s, experienced a data breach where an unauthorized third party gained access to its servers where sensitive personal information was stored. Nevada Restaurant Services waited until July of 2021 to notify the California Attorney General’s Office.

In response to the incident, Nevada Restaurant Services engaged a cyber-security specialist to identify all affected people. Through investigation, it was determined that over 200,000 people were affected by this data breach.

WHAT INFORMATION IS INVOLVED?

According to the notice that Nevada Restaurant Services sent, the following information was affected:

  • Driver’s license number
  • Date of birth
  • First and last name

This information is called your personal information. It tells others about you and is considered part of your identity. Businesses are required to secure this information or risk facing statutory penalties, among other legal penalties. Stolen personal information can be used by identity thieves to engage in fraudulent activity using your identity. It is important to take action quickly if you were involved in a data breach.

Nevada Restaurant Services is a Nevada based business with a subsidy called Dotty’s. Dotty’s runs over 100 gaming venues in Nevada. Your information could have been compromised when visiting a Dotty’s location.

If you visited a Dotty’s location or engaged in business with Dotty’s or Nevada Restaurant Services, your data may have been compromised. It is important to quickly check your credit monitoring or identity monitoring services if you have one.

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from Nevada Restaurant Services, Inc. and you are a California resident, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation request form here.