MGM, the state’s largest employer, has a major presence on the Strip with 10 resorts under its control. MGM has not commented on the cause of the issue, which it hasn’t characterized as a cyberattack. A group calling itself Scattered Spider is believed to have carried out the attack, according to Brett Callow, a threat analyst for Emsisoft, an anti-malware software company. The hacker gang ALPHV, also known as BlackCat, said that it had breached the gaming giant with a simple phone call, according to a post on X from malware repository vx-underground.Īll ALPHV ransomware group did to compromise MGM Resorts was hop on LinkedIn, find an employee, then call the Help Desk.Ī company valued at $33,900,000,000 was defeated by a 10-minute conversation.ĪLPHV provided the ransomware and the infrastructure and affiliate groups have used it to carry out the attacks, experts said. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal)Ī collaboration of Russian ransomware hacker gangs may have been responsible for MGM Resorts International’s cybersecurity issue that has plagued the company for four days.
A sign warns guests of difficulties with gambling machines following a hack targeted at MGM Resorts at Luxor hotel-casino on Wednesday, Sept.
