Cyber Attack at MGM (1 Viewer)

[buzzmonkey]

Looks like MGM was hit with a cyber attack. Not sure how far reaching it is beyond Vegas but if the site is down it could be across their portfolio.

BBC News - MGM Resorts: Slot machines go down in cyber-attack on firm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66784894

 

[Tonysquander]

Another reason why casinos should be very hesitant about moving away from chips and going to all virtual cash/gaming.

 

[Frogzilla]

Yep lots of stuff down, VMB has a good thread and it’s beyond Vegas including Detroit, Biloxi, AC.

Some systems back up but some down since Sunday. If travelling to a MGM property probably expect you can’t pull a marker and may have issues with anything digital including room reservation, slots, table games being rated, etc.

 

[Terrys394]

It’s a real mess I’m in Vegas now - when am I going to be able to cash out my ticket ?

 

[ekricket]

It’s a real mess I’m in Vegas now - when am I going to be able to cash out my ticket ?

Join the class action lawsuit

 

[casinochipper22]

It’s a real mess I’m in Vegas now - when am I going to be able to cash out my ticket ?

you can start charging them interest!

 

[buzzmonkey]

It’s a real mess I’m in Vegas now - when am I going to be able to cash out my ticket ?

I was thinking of adding some new fracs to my cash set. Can you get me about 150 of those?

 

[dpeks13]

My buddy is at a conference staying at MGM right now. I should check in and see how he's doing and if he's locked out of his room

 

[Josh Kifer]

@turbospl311 is there right now. No slots. No comps. And ya gotta pay cash for everything.

 

[dpeks13]

As an IT professional that went through an attack earlier in the year, I feel for their network security team right now. Lots of bad days had by all

 

[allforcharity]

Well, I'm glad I left on Friday.

 

[Frogzilla]

Well, I'm glad I left on Friday.

I was there last week too!

Were you by chance arguing with a hooker at Thursday 4 am at the crapless craps in Aria? If so learn how to roll bro, trying to not get 7 here.

 

[allforcharity]

I was there last week too!

Were you by chance arguing with a hooker at Thursday 4 am at the crapless craps in Aria? If so learn how to roll bro, trying to not get 7 here.

Nope, was blissfully asleep across the street on the 33rd floor, digesting a hot Italian sandwich with some sort of mango-flavoured beer.

 

[WedgeRock]

So table games should be no problem, though...

 

[Frogzilla]

So table games should be no problem, though...

I’ve heard not able to use credit line and may not get rated for comps

 

[BiGGyT]

https://www.vegasmessageboard.com/f...m-resorts-cybersecurity-issue-outages.203340/
Here is a long thread about it on VMB

 

[Stebo0792]

It’s a real mess I’m in Vegas now - when am I going to be able to cash out my ticket ?

I think the casino has started a gofundme account to cover your ticket. Hang in there

 

[allforcharity]

Break out those secondaries!

 

[WedgeRock]

Everything seems normal in Detroit.

 

[triton]

Negotiations must be happening as I'm typing this, given that there is an already established market price:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/caesars-entertainment-paid-millions-ransom-185252473.html

 

[CraigT78]

If the hackers got in and encrypted data, paying the ransom was likely the only resolution.

I'm not sure how often a casino would run backups but even restoring from a set point of hours in the past could easily cost more than ransom.

Change your passwords people!! Frequently.

 

[Budha]

I knew a CISO a while back and he clued me in on the secrets of being a successful CISO.

1. New job
2. 3 year plan, redo everything the old CISO did by replacing all the tools with “new and better” tools
3. Blame any breach within the first 2 years on the old CISO
4. Year 3, start looking for a new job
5. Rinse and repeat

Rule #1. Never stay in the same place for longer then you can blame a breach on the previous regime - lol.

 

[dpeks13]

I knew a CISO a while back and he clued me in on the secrets of being a successful CISO.

1. New job
2. 3 year plan, redo everything the old CISO did by replacing all the tools with “new and better” tools
3. Blame any breach within the first 2 years on the old CISO
4. Year 3, start looking for a new job
5. Rinse and repeat

Rule #1. Never stay in the same place for longer then you can blame a breach on the previous regime - lol.

This is hilariously accurate

 

[buzzmonkey]

It's going to get a lot worse before it gets any better.

https://arstechnica.com/security/20...d-dozens-more-this-month-is-no-software-safe/

 

[buzzmonkey]

No surprise that it looks like the result of a phishing attack.

https://arstechnica.com/security/20...-helpdesk-was-likely-all-it-took-to-hack-mgm/

 

[dpeks13]

The social engineering portion is impressive though. In a F-U kind of way

 

[WedgeRock]

Caesar's paid $15m (after the cyber criminals demanded $30m) just days before MGM was hit.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/14/cae...om-to-cybercrime-group-prior-to-mgm-hack.html

 

[dpeks13]

Well, shit.

 

[Frogzilla]

$20k of whatever ransom donated by yours truly unwittingly

#helpmgm
#whydidthatguyrollsomanysevens

 

[JustinInMN]

I was thinking of adding some new fracs to my cash set. Can you get me about 150 of those?

You don't need more than 100.