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The FBI is investigating the MGM and Caesars breaches, and the companies did not comment on who may be behind them. In some cases - Mandia did not say which ones - hackers tied to Scattered Spider placed bogus emergency calls to summon heavily armed police units to the homes of executives of targeted companies. ALPHV, which according to Mandiant is a "ransomware-as-a-service", would provide services such as a helpdesk, webpage and branding, and in turn get a cut of whatever Scattered Spider would make from the hack. While many ransomware attacks go unpublicised, the MGM hack was a vivid example of the real-world impact of such incidents. Ransomware gangs often function like large organizations, and continue to evolve their methods to adapt to the latest security measures organizations use.

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☆ You still can't book a room on MGM's website following cyberattack, says Jefferies' David Katz
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ MGM Resorts is back online after a huge cyberattack. The hack might have cost the Vegas casino operator $80 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Will Gendron | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A recent cyberattack by a notorious hacking group targeted MGM, disrupting its Las Vegas locations. The hack sheds light on the way cybersecurity can play out in the real world. Rival casino owner Caesars Entertainment also disclosed last week to federal regulators that it was hit by a cyberattack Sept. 7. But Moody also noted that MGM Resorts reports annual revenues above $14 billion, which would mean it averages at least $270 million in revenues per week. Experts said the attacks exposed critical cybersecurity weaknesses at MGM and Caesars and shattered an image of casino invulnerability.

Persons: Gregory Moody, Moody, Christopher Budd, There's Organizations: MGM, Service, MGM Resorts, Aria, Caesars Entertainment, Social, University of Nevada, Caesars Locations: Wall, Silicon, Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Normal operations are back at all of the casinos and hotels run by MGM Resorts International in the U.S., the company said Wednesday, 10 days after a cyberattack led the company to shut down reservation and credit card processing in an effort to protect its data. In statements posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, the company said resort services, dining, entertainment, pools and spas were operational. It also said its website and phone app were taking dining and spa reservations while the company works to restore hotel booking and loyalty reward functions. Details about the extent of the data breach were not immediately disclosed, including what information may have been compromised and how much the break-in cost the company. Casino company Caesars Entertainment was also hit by a cyberattack, although it said casino and online operations were not disrupted.

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☆ MGM says its hotels, casinos 'operating normally' after cyberattack
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An exterior view of MGM Grand hotel and casino, after MGM Resorts shut down some computer systems due to a cyber attack in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., September 13, 2023. REUTERS/Bridget Bennett/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 20 (Reuters) - MGM Resorts (MGM.N) said on Wednesday that all its hotels and casinos were "operating normally" after it shut down some of its computer systems over cybersecurity issues earlier this month. "Mobile Check-In and Digital Keys are currently unavailable," MGM said on its website. Several security analysts have drawn attention to Scattered Spider over the past year for its social engineering tactics. Last week, the hacking group said it took six terabytes of data from the systems of multi-billion-dollar casino operators MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment (CZR.O), as both companies probed the breaches.

Persons: Bridget Bennett, Jefferies, Priyamvada, Pooja Desai Organizations: MGM, MGM Resorts, REUTERS, Reuters, Caesars Entertainment, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Macau, Las Vegas, Bengaluru

☆ Hackers who breached casino giants MGM, Caesars also hit 3 other firms, Okta says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Zeba Siddiqui | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

David Bradbury, chief security officer of the identity management company Okta, said five of the company's clients, including MGM and Caesars, had fallen victim to hacking groups known as ALPHV and Scattered Spider since August. In an interview with Reuters, Bradbury didn't name the other companies, but said Okta was cooperating with official investigations into the breaches. "We've seen consistently over the past six to 12 months, a ramp up in these types of attacks," Bradbury said. Bradbury said the group had breached into MGM and obtained access to its Okta client, which allowed it further access to more credentials in the identity management firm's system. Bradbury said Mandiant's description of the group's tactics aligned with what Okta had observed in the recent hacks.

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☆ Cyberattack at Clorox is disrupting production
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —A cyberattack at Clorox is causing wide-scale disruption of the company’s operations, hampering its ability to make its cleaning materials, Clorox said Monday. Clorox said some of its products are now in short supply as it has struggled to meet consumer demand during the disruption. Clorox said it immediately took action to stop the attack, including reducing its operations. Still, Clorox has not been able to get its manufacturing operations back up to full speed. “Clorox has already resumed production at the vast majority of its manufacturing sites and expects the ramp up to full production to occur over time,” the company said.

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☆ Clorox says last month's cyberattack is still disrupting production
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Clorox on Monday warned of a material financial hit from ongoing production disruptions caused by a cyberattack last month. It expects to start bringing systems back up to speed next week, and will ramp up to full production "over time." Now, a month later, the attack is still causing "widescale disruption" to the companies operations, according to a Clorox securities filing. The breach at Clorox comes as Las Vegas casino companies MGM and Caesars reckon with their own cyberattacks. MGM also warned of a potential material impact on its finances.

Persons: Clorox Organizations: Las, MGM, Caesars, Clorox Locations: Sol, Las Vegas

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☆ FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan reportedly had to write her credit card number on a piece of paper to check in at the MGM Grand when its computers were down in the cyberattack
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

MGM Resorts suffered a cyberattack that affected its reservation system and casino games. Guests trying to check in at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas had to do so manually. Among those 45 patrons was FTC chairwoman Lina Khan, the outlet reported. The FTC didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, but a spokesperson for the agency confirmed to Bloomberg that Khan was in Las Vegas. AdvertisementAdvertisement"MGM Resorts recently identified a cybersecurity issue affecting some of the Company's systems," a statement on MGM Resorts International's website reads.

Persons: Lina Khan, Khan, shrugged, FTC didn't Organizations: MGM Resorts, MGM, Service, Federal Trade Commission, Las, Bloomberg, Caesars Entertainment, FTC Locations: Las Vegas, Wall, Silicon

☆ MGM and Caesars hit with massive cyber attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Kate Sammer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMGM and Caesars hit with massive cyber attackTwo major Las Vegas casinos were overcome by ransomware attacks attributed to the cybercriminal group, Scattered Spider. Computer systems at MGM were shut down, freezing slots machines, ATMs, elevators, and hotel technology. In response to the MGM hack, Caesars Entertainment reported paying $15 million in ransom after a similar Sep. 7th attack on its systems. Scattered Spider has claimed to have stolen over six terabytes of data from the two attacks.

Organizations: MGM, Caesars, Caesars Entertainment

That's odd, she thought, then toggled over to Facebook to search for clues about the issue on a group for MGM Resorts International loyalty members. There, she learned that the largest casino owner in Las Vegas had fallen victim to a cybersecurity breach. The situation entered its sixth day on Friday, with booking capabilities still down and MGM Resorts offering penalty-free room cancelations through Sept. 17. The security attacks that triggered an FBI probe shatter a public perception that casino security requires an “Oceans 11”-level effort to defeat it. It's true, Kim said, that casino giants like MGM Resorts and Caesars are protected by sophisticated — and expensive — security operations.

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☆ Okta CEO on MGM breach: Companies are under 'massive attack from cybercriminals'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Okta CEO Todd McKinnon told CNBC's Jim Cramer on Friday that all companies are under attack from cybercriminals. McKinnon explained he would not comment publicly on the ongoing issue, but said the company is working with MGM. "Okta customer or not," he said, "they're all under massive attack from cybercriminals. The amount that cybercriminals can gain from attacking companies and organizations and governments is super high. So one of the things that we pride ourselves at Okta is working very closely, collaborating with everyone in the ecosystem," he said.

Persons: Todd McKinnon, CNBC's Jim Cramer, McKinnon Organizations: MGM Resorts, MGM Locations: cybercriminals

☆ Cyberattack Continues to Slow Vegas MGM Casino Hotel Operations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ The Cyberattack That Sent Las Vegas Back in Time
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Dawn Gilbertson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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The cybercrime group has made a ransom demand to MGM as well, those sources told CNBC's Contessa Brewer. The 8-K report, similar to one filed by MGM Resorts on Wednesday, acknowledges the hack as a material event. The cybercrime group demanded a $30 million ransom from Caesars, but the company ultimately agreed to pay about half that, sources said. Bloomberg previously reported the ransom and that the same group is behind the attacks on both companies. It wasn't immediately clear why Caesars delayed filing the report disclosing the hack and ransom for weeks.

Persons: CNBC's Contessa Brewer, Charles Carmakal Organizations: Caesars, CNBC, MGM, U.S . Securities, Exchange, MGM Resorts, Google, Bloomberg, vx, Twitter, Security, SEC Locations: United States, Twilio

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino company Caesars Entertainment on Thursday joined Las Vegas gambling rival MGM Resorts International in reporting that it was hit by a cyberattack, but added in a report to federal regulators that its casino and online operations were not disrupted. Caesars is the largest casino owner in the world, with more than 65 million Caesars Rewards members and properties in 18 states and Canada under the Caesars, Harrah’s, Horseshoe and Eldorado brands. MGM Resorts said reservations and casino floors in Las Vegas and other states were affected. MGM Resorts has has about 40 million loyalty rewards members and tens of thousands of hotel rooms in Las Vegas at properties including the MGM Grand, Bellagio, Aria and Mandalay Bay. Some MGM Resorts computer systems were still down Thursday, including hotel reservations and payroll.

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☆ MGM Resorts is still suffering from a massive outage after a notorious group of young hackers apparently tricked workers into handing over access to the company's network
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment were compromised by data breaches within weeks of each other. Scattered Spider, the hacking group, tricks people into handing over access to private systems. A cybersecurity expert says Scattered Spider is comprised of mostly young adults from the US and UK. MGM Resorts followed suit, filing its own Form-8K with the SEC. MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment both did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

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☆ An N.F.L. Stadium Brings Sports Betting Inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Jenny Vrentas | More About Jenny Vrentas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Since a Supreme Court ruling in 2018 opened the door for more states to greenlight sports gambling, the N.F.L. issued its most extensive set of penalties for violations of its gambling policy. Nine players in the past four years — including one Commanders player — have received at least season-long bans for betting on N.F.L. This diverges from other professional leagues such as Major League Baseball, which prohibits only betting on baseball games or illegal betting. Commanders left tackle Charles Leno Jr. said he doesn’t like talking about the gambling policy because he’s wary of saying something that could get him in trouble.

Persons: Roger Goodell, —, Charles Leno Jr, Leno, “, ” Organizations: Caesars Entertainment, MGM, Harbor, Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, N.F.L, Major League Baseball Locations: FanDuel

☆ Casino giant Caesars confirms data breach
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 14 (Reuters) - Caesars Entertainment (CZR.O) on Thursday confirmed a data breach that led to a leak of information, including details from its loyalty program database. The company said hackers accessed details, including driver's license numbers and possibly social security numbers, for a "significant number of members in the database". Caesars added it is still investigating the extent of the data leak "acquired by the unauthorized actor" and has no evidence to date that any member passwords/PINs, bank account information or payment card information were accessed. Another casino operator MGM International (MGM.N) was also allegedly hacked by a group called Scattered Spider, Bloomberg News had reported. Analysts at Moody's have warned MGM Resorts may see a negative impact to its credit rating after the recent data breach.

Persons: Priyamvada, Krishna Chandra Organizations: Caesars Entertainment, Caesars, Wall Street, MGM, Bloomberg News, Reuters, Moody's, MGM Resorts, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ Caesars and MGM grapple with cybeattacks as their security in Vegas falls under scrutiny
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Hackers stole Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers from a “significant number” of loyalty program customers of Caesars Entertainment, the hospitality and casino giant said Thursday. The hackers broke into computer systems via “a social engineering attack” on an IT support contractor, according to the filing. “We have taken steps to ensure that the stolen data is deleted by the unauthorized actor, although we cannot guarantee this result,” Caesars Entertainment said. The company said on Monday, when news of the incident broke, that it had shut down certain computer systems to protect its data. Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday that Scattered Spider was responsible for the pair of cyberattacks on Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts.

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☆ MGM and Caesars hacked: FBI investigating cyber intrusion
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Contessa Brewer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMGM and Caesars hacked: FBI investigating cyber intrusionCNBC's Contessa Brewer reports on a cybersecurity hack in the casino industry.

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☆ Manual Slot Payouts and Physical Hotel Keys: MGM Resorts Cybersecurity Issue Continues to Snarl Vegas Operations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Dawn Gilbertson | Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ MGM Hotels and Betting Operations Hit by 'Cybersecurity Issue'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

How Cuba Fits Into China’s Global Eavesdropping StrategyChina is using bases in Cuba to monitor communications and gather intelligence throughout the southeastern U.S, a practice known as signals intelligence. Here’s the technology involved, and what the U.S. is doing to defend itself. Illustration: Adam Adada

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☆ Caesars Entertainment paid heavy ransom after cyberattack - Bloomberg News
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Sept 13 (Reuters) - Caesars Entertainment (CZR.O) paid millions of dollars to hackers who broke into the company's systems and threatened to leak data, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the matter. The hackers, allegedly known as Scattered Spider or UNC 3944, started targeting Caesars as early as Aug. 27, according to the people. Caesars did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Earlier this week, MGM Resorts International (MGM.N) said it had shut down some of its computer systems due to cybersecurity issues. Reporting by Seher Dareen in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh KuberOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Seher, Shailesh Organizations: Caesars Entertainment, Bloomberg, UNC, Caesars, MGM Resorts International, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

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