"Between August and October 2023, multiple casinos were hit by "an organized cyber threat-actor group" going by the nickname "Scattered Spider," Vegas police said. The hackers disabled hotel key cards and slot machines, prevented bookings and reservations from being accessed and locked employees out of their emails; in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, MGM said it lost $100 million as a result of the disruption."
"The FBI took over the investigation, eventually identifying a teenage male as a suspect. The teen turned himself into the Clark County Juvenile Detention Center on Sept. 17. He is facing charges of extortion, obtaining and using another person's identifying information to harm or impersonate and unlawful acts regarding computers. The Clark County District Attorney's Office is seeking to charge him as an adult."
An alleged social-engineering attack began after someone located an MGM Grand employee on LinkedIn and impersonated them to request a password reset from the IT department, gaining internal access within ten minutes. Between August and October 2023, multiple casinos were targeted by a group nicknamed "Scattered Spider," which disabled hotel key cards and slot machines, blocked bookings, and locked employees out of email, causing MGM Resorts to report a $100 million loss. Caesars reported a similar breach and took steps to have stolen data deleted. The FBI investigated and a teenage male suspect surrendered and faces extortion and computer-related charges.
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