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Day · Sep 12, 2023

MGM Resorts and Caesars hit by Scattered Spider

MGM Resorts International; Caesars Entertainment

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Updates on Sep 12, 2023

  1. MGM statement on the cybersecurity issue

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Summary

Scattered Spider, an ALPHV/BlackCat affiliate, used social engineering to breach two Las Vegas casino giants. Caesars lost its loyalty program database and reportedly paid about $15M. MGM shut down systems for days and estimated a $100M hit, with pre-March-2019 customer data stolen.

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