French Lick Resort reports credit card information taken

French Lick, Ind. –  The historic French Lick Resort reported that an internal investigation revealed guests to the resort may have had their credit card information stolen.

Any visitors to the French Lick and West Baden hotels as well as the casino between April 23, 2014 and January 21, 2015 who used a credit card may be affected by the theft.

On January 13, the accounting department at the French Lick Resort learned of a possible compromise to its credit card payment system. After thorough review and internal investigation that involved the services of an expert IT data security company, it has been determined that credit and debit card numbers belonging to guests and visitors of the Resort may have been compromised.

The investigation revealed that malware was introduced to the payment system. That malware threat has been addressed. No credit cards used at the Resort after January 21 are believed to be at risk.

“Many members of the community, our employees, and friends of the resort could be among the guests whose credit card information was compromised,” said Chris Leininger, chief operations officer of French Lick Resort. “We hope to contact anyone who could have been affected by this to ensure that they can act to protect themselves.”

Anyone who used a credit or debit card at the resort between April 23, 2014, and January 21, 2015 could be at risk. If you have any questions about if you were affected or what you should do next, call the resort at 877-664-3577.

For anyone who was affected by this issue, the resort is offering a year of free identity protection.

“Identity theft can be unsettling and scary,” said Leininger. “We’re truly sorry that our guests have to experience this, and we’ll do our utmost to prevent anything like this from happening in the future.”