FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 16, 2023
Subj: Notice of Data Breach
To Whom It May Concern,
This letter is to inform you that on May 11, 2023, Village Resorts Hospitality Group, LLC, to include the company’s they manage, own, and operate were subject of a data security incident and have determined no such harm or risk has been identified to any consumer. While Village Resorts Hospitality Group, LLC, has no indication that your personal information has been misused, this communication contains information about what occurred and what actions have been taken.
What happened?
As previously expressed, the Founder and CEO of Village Resorts Hospitality Group, LLC, is a former federal career employee turned whistleblower and as a result of retaliation and reprisal, on April 14, 2009, began to file a series of complaints alleging discrimination and reprisal for whistleblowing on the bases of Race (African American), Color (Black), Gender (Male), Sexual Orientation (Gay), and Hostile Work Environment that has led to a series of ongoing litigation and complaints. As unfortunate as it may be, we believe, in further acts of retaliation, we have reasonable grounds to believe that hostile actions or an attempt at a hostile takeover of Village Resorts Hospitality Group, LLC, or any of the Company's we manage, own, and operate, may be present, which may have resulted in this latest data security incident involving intellectual property against Mr. Mitchell for his actions taken during his former career and his perceived positions regarding Village Resorts Hospitality Group operations.
On May 11, 2023, the personal computer belonging to Oliver B. Mitchell III, President and CEO of Village Resorts Hospitality Group, LLC, were subject to a data security incident when an unauthorized and/or unknown individual acquired computerized data from his personal PC and removable flash drive media affecting and compromising the security, confidentiality, integrity, and operations of Village Resorts Hospitality Group, LLC, to include the company’s they manage, own, and operate to include personal identifiable information related to Mr. Mitchell himself.
What information was involved?
While the files may vary, intellectual property theft refers to the robbing of ideas, inventions, and creative expressions (intellectual property) and the most common types of Intellectual Property theft include trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, and patents. Intellectual Property can include everything from proprietary products, goods, services, and parts, to movies, music, web content, business processes, inventions, literary, artistic works, symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce and software that are considered “creations of the mind,” and the robbing of intellectual property can result in dishonest and fraudulent rivalries in trade and commerce and damage intellectual property and while we have determined that the affected information varies by files no individual or consumer information were harmed or affected in this latest data security incident involving intellectual property.
What we are doing?
Preventing intellectual property theft is a priority for Village Resorts Hospitality Group, LLC, and the Company’s we manage, own, and operate and we take the security of our information seriously and have commenced a comprehensive investigation into the full scope and nature of this unusual activity.
On or about March 11, 2023, Village Resorts Hospitality Group, LLC, began an initial review and determined that affected information varies by files but no individual or consumer information containing information to include the names, social security number, and/or financial account information relating to others were affected and have taken the necessary precautions to reduce the likelihood of a future cyber-attack. Village Resorts Hospitality Group, LLC, and the company’s we manage, own and operate take the security of our information seriously and will continue our comprehensive investigation into the full scope and nature of this unusual activity.
Notice to California Residents?
Per California Data Breach Notification Statue, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.81.5, 1798.82, if more than 500 California residents have been affected by a single breach, Village Resorts Hospitality Group, LLC, is required by law to provide written notice of this incident to affected users. Please be advised Village Resorts Hospitality Group, LLC, has not identified any affected consumers other than Mr. Mitchell himself and provides without unreasonable delay no individual or consumer information containing information to include the names, social security number, and/or financial account information relating to others as been identified, compromised or affected.
For more information.
Should you have any comments, questions, or concerns you may contact Village Resorts Hospitality Group, LLC, regarding this data incident at data@villageresortsgroup.com.
Village Resorts Hospitality Group, LLC, apologizes for this unfortunate incident and appreciates your time and understanding this incident may have caused.