Caesars Entertainment reported on Thursday. SEC filing MGM Resorts is the second major casino and hotel company to fall prey to a cyberattack this week, after it shut down its computer systems after discovering a “cybersecurity issue” on Sunday.
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According to Caesars’ report, the company determined on September 7 that hackers had infiltrated the company’s Loyalty Program Database and accessed members’ personal data, including Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers.
reported by bloomberg Caesars reportedly paid “tens of millions of dollars” to the group behind the cyberattack, which called itself Scattered Spider, after the group threatened to release stolen data. (Caesars did not respond to requests for comment and was not available for publication in time.)
Scattered Spider was also behind. MGM attack, according to Bloomberg. Cybersecurity experts told the publication that members of the group are from the UK and the US. The group has a history of targeting telecommunications companies, conducting phishing attacks, and demanding ransoms.
The MGM hack led to the temporary closure of some of the company’s resorts; cash only businesssome hotels and bars’ credit card systems went offline, but Caesars’ casino appeared to remain fully operational.
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An MGM spokesperson told SFGATE that the company’s website is back online “in limited capacity.” MGM added: FAQ A page on the website to address questions regarding the cyberattack and subsequent shutdown.
“We are ready to welcome you,” the website tells guests.
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