Recently a shocking and unexpected event occurred at The MGM casino. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, the casino’s system was hacked and lost up to 67 million dollars. Up to 8.4 million a day was lost due to the cyber attack. The attack occurred September 10th , 2023. Other casinos were also hacked such as the Caesars casino which occurred days before on September 7th.
MGM Resorts & Casino
What was their motive?
Many believe the reasoning behind this attack was to get money from the machines, while others believe it was due to other motives such as making a statement. The public had some words for this.
One casino attendee explains , “um, it was probably to show them negatively on what the casinos can do and how much money they are actually making.”
While JT states, “ they probably just wanted some money.” Both of these theories can be valid, but the true reason why MGM Resorts was hacked might never be known.
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Who was behind this attack?
It was recently revealed that the perpetrator behind this attack was a group called “ALPHV” . The group came forward to brag about the situation on social media. They were also accompanied by another group that goes by the name of Scattered Spider.
How did it happen?
The hackers have told vx-underground that they used social engineering as an initial entry point. They were able to find an MGM Resorts employee on LinkedIn, impersonate them, and call the organization’s service desk to ask for access to their account.
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Could the attack have been prevented?
Many are debating on social media about whether this attack could have been prevented or not. Some say higher security would be helpful while others are saying the situation couldn’t have been prevented at all. “Yea, After seeing the MGM get hacked i’m sure other casinos don’t wanna get hacked so they should invest some money to do that” Nick explains.
