Casino giant MGM expects $100 million hit from hack that led to data breach

MGM said a cyberattack last month would cause a $100 million hit to its third-quarter results.

The private data of customers including contact information, gender, date of birth, driver’s license numbers, social security numbers and passport numbers was breached

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https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/05/business/mgm-100-million-hit-data-breach/index.html

MGM casino's ESXi servers allegedly encrypted in ransomware attack

the BlackCat ransomware group says they exfiltrated data from the network and maintain access to some of MGM’s infrastructure, threatening to deploy new attacks unless an agreement to pay a ransom is reached.

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mgm-casinos-esxi-servers-allegedly-encrypted-in-ransomware-attack/

MGM casino's ESXi servers allegedly encrypted in ransomware attack

An affiliate of the BlackCat ransomware group, also known as APLHV, is behind the attack that disrupted MGM Resorts' operations, forcing the company to shut down IT systems.

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