Ransomware group ALPHV claims to have used common social engineering tactics to get into the casino's systems.
“We’re aware that some customers are experiencing issues,” the site says. “Please know that our teams are working hard to get everything up and running, and we will update you once we’re fully restored.”he wasn’t surprised by the MGM hack. “Casinos are hot right now,” he said, adding that he has responded to dozens of casino cyberattacks.Brett Callow, a threat analyst at Emsisoft, a cybersecurity company, told the outlet that casinos are “an obvious candidate” for ransomware operators.
The FBI has warned in-person and online casinos of a rising threat of cyberattacks that affected several casinos in recent years. In 2017, hackers used a fish tank to hack a North American casino by using sensors that were connected to an internal PC that regulated the tank’s temperature, food, and cleanliness. The casino’s name and type of data stolen were not disclosed, butAdvertisement
MGM Resorts was similarly attacked in a 2019 breach that exposed data and information of roughly 10.6 million customers and earlier this month, the North Korean group, Lazarus, stole $41 million in virtual currency from the online casino and betting platform, Stake.com.
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