Massive cyberattack targets hotels and casinos in Las Vegas | ABCNL

MGM properties says the hack crippled key cards, slot machines and ATMs at nearly a dozen of its resorts and casinos on the Strip.
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[@KL-sw5xi]

MGM Resorts International NEEDS TO STOP OUTSOURCING THEIR COMPUTER JOBS TO INDIA

[@Spidy-Mang]

And here I thought it was Russia doing cyber attacks on hospitals and government agencies guess they went after casinos instead

[@Teddy31976]

Good point.

[@Mansikkacake]

yeah, I dont like those all digital hotel check in out things. Also I miss actual coins coming out from the slotmachines. I love the metal sounds and weight of coins.

[@pareeshaslaughter6798]

‼️‼️

[@ducatipaso1386]

Not outsourcing. Hotels have a habit of running woefully outdated software. The bane of IT departments is a OS patch which breaks some piece of proprietary must-be-running-24/7 software.

[@jasminespencer3992]

Why didn’t the reporter say that Caesars paid a multi million dollar ransom to the hackers

[@Anomize23]

🤫 shhh

[@anthonymartinez4307]

They been saying they did however the act of hiding it and telling people they were open for business is deceptive. These people might end up bankrupt. Never trust a state like Nevada just look at their phony laws and how they operate? They lured more people in instead of doing the right thing and actually trapping people as if this isn’t a cyber attack ~ we are fully operating? Why didn’t they shut down since the ceazers incident? They put people in danger that’s Las Vegas for you they are criminals and brain dead.

[@jasminespencer3992]

@@Anomize23 Too late I’ve already been silenced by Russian hackers

[@Bobble1]

They were hitting small town casinos in the past year and asking for large ransoms. Many businesses have been hit in the past 5 years. Some had to completely shut down, some paid the ransoms to be back up operational. We have been warned about this for decades, and our own utility infrastructure is so susceptible, yet not much is being done to upgrade and protect. This was an excuse to blame it on an employee as a scapegoat. They didn’t have effective security measures in place.

[@dsj80]

Heck cities have been hit. This has been going on for at least a decade now.

[@SportsAutodidact]

I don't feel bad , casino's been robbing billions of people money

[@jackripsker304]

That help desk guy is crying himself to sleep rn poor guy.

[@witl361]

That’s not help desk fault, it is the network engineer and cybersecurity team, they did not designs properly infrastructure because a lot of these IT people does not have IT background, just people they know and hired within.

[@MA-gv3wg]

@@witl361he’s just saying it must be overwhelming to work the front desk. I would be in pain also.

[@witl361]

@@MA-gv3wg I did not try to offense regular people and non IT personnel. I blame the MGM executives the most for this. MGM pays like 40k for these mid level IT positions, bartenders and housekeepers makes more than the IT department, MGM executives cost cutting was input for them to earn bonus at year end. FYI mid tier IT should pay’s like 80k+, and specialists is like 100k for billions dollars company. MGM is a billions dollars company.

[@GCOCommander]

@@witl361 Generally what happens is they are referred to a cyber security company that is run by someone that got into security by utilizing connections and are not actual experts at cyber security but are just good at business. It happens way more often than you expect. There are some very big IT services businesses that have no business in the industry, but they charge huge fee's and maintain fancy offices with lots of inexperienced staff taking orders from people that know less than them. It's the perception of size and price that creates confidence in these businesses. The thinking is, " if X company is being used by A,B,C,D company and they charge six figures per year, they must be good".

[@leom5671]

no, it is. He didn't verify credentials @@witl361

[@classicTV2123]

The new policy should be trust no one over the phone unless you are face to face with that person

[@franky-fr9ow]

Right that employee didn't pay enough attention in training or wasn't trained well by management.

[@classicTV2123]

@@franky-fr9ow yep you got that right

[@xman870096]

When is the last time you've heard of a 'hacker' being arrested and sent prison??? I've never heard of that, and if it does happen it doesn't happen often... These businesses are losing hundreds of million of dollars, they should band together and hire a band of mercenaries comprised of computer tech geniuses AND hard hitting combat vets who can locate and 'run them to ground' and put some hands on these assholes!!! And if some of them get hurt or killed well what can I say, 'Play stupid games and win stupid prizes!'........The FBI has had a cyber unit for years and they are either incompetent or impotent to do anything about this type of situation... As far as I'm concerned the FBI is almost as corrupt as the scumbags they're supposed to arrest!!!!

[@anthonymartinez4307]

When these kinds of people do their damage ~ you Have to realize Nevada is a brain dead state. Look how they mismanaged water all these years? Look how awful their laws are? Look how they try and hide all the danger? Look what they let happen in 2017? Lombardo was once sued for braking law. These people think just because they follow unconstitutional laws and make laws to make it impossible for people to have a way of defending themselves is still not tyranny or communism. Here they should have let people know to stay home instead they said they were fully operational? The Maui fires was sketchy and their police chief is from Las Vegas? We have a pattern here.

[@SamAndrew27]

I don't disagree, but it's very doubtful these people can be physically located.

[@mrbear3487]

They are clueless and have no idea how it happened

[@rkevic]

Sounds like phishing to me

[@user-pi2lq]

It was a a dirty USB

[@jackiep5009]

Keep laying off good employees including it workers. Gee what could go wrong?!

[@richard1472]

What's the matter, got fired from your busboy job?

[@FingerThatO]

​@richard1472 be nice to us nice. We pay for your mom's only fans.

[@BradHelsing]

@@richard1472 What a fuckin prick you are. You must not do customer service. Little do you know, we own houses and luxury cars doing our "busboy" jobs. What the hell do YOU have?!

[@dabalishis1585]

@@richard1472whats the matter with you? Nobody pay attention to you at home so you go online and try to get attention here?

[@anthonymartinez4307]

A combination of bringing in strangers from Russia Iran or whatever country that hates us. Biden is the dumbest president the Nation has ever had. Another is that Nevada is so brain dead that they feel like nobody can destroy their economy? This is only the beginning. They fkd up by golfing and joining the enemy the 911 people took over the golf industry since nice when is it a good idea to do business with such enemies? Nevada should have shut down they have completely proven how brain dead they really are what you talking about Carson city? Different strokes for different folks. Who’s next on the strip?

[@lisaj.j.2999]

Pitiful how thieves sit around all day tring to figure out how to steal. Imagin if someone sat around all day and thought about how they could help someone.

[@dionharris8928]

That's the entirety of every world government.

[@anthonymartinez4307]

Imagine that your state is brain dead, this just proves how dull Nevada really is. Gambling and loose life isn’t healthy. Do you really think anyone wants to help these cheating casinos?

[@lisaj.j.2999]

@@anthonymartinez4307 I'm saying imagine if thieves put the same energy into something productive instead.

[@yougottrolled5799]

​@lisaj.j.2999 that's something too hard for them to do.

[@gravedigger6632]

​@@lisaj.j.2999imagine you'd imagine something worth imagining.

[@A22DNAL]

The federal government MUST hold these companies accountable for their lax security, IT infrastructure, and piss-poor overall management of our data.

[@pareeshaslaughter6798]

Yes ..sounds like deep inside jobs

[@ducatipaso1386]

The FEDS? ha! They can barely form consensus on data breach disclosure. Something common like email provides a way in. Once on internal network, hackers pleasantly surprised to find a patchwork quilt of ancient cobbled together "industry standard" & crap proprietary software overlays, decades old PC-POS terminals and "fix it RTF now" poor network design decisions to further exploit. Being cheap bit them in the @ss.

[@A22DNAL]

@peacenow42 I mean, someone has to hold them accountable, right?!? It’s insane how lax they can and we just have like ZERO safeguards in place. Far cry from the way PII is handled in Europe!!!

[@A22DNAL]

@@southseapirate1 yeah, the government would prosecute. I’d think they’d focus more on safeguards, protocols, and accountability from the company, not chasing the criminals. That’s MGMs/Caesars job.🤷🏾‍♂️

[@lallyamanteofficial]

Additional fees : CYBER SECURITY FEES $45 a night . additional to parking and resorts fees lol

[@nickysunshine6226]

Could this be a terrorist organization behind this? I’m more concerned about what this means for our country and our security???

[@anthonymartinez4307]

It means that everyone of our enemies will take turns dropping these attacks. This state is a drunken state but they claim to be invincible? News flash pay or suffer the consequences. Who’s next? Repeat cycles……

[@bobbullethalf]

If companies, banks, law enforcement, etc., want or need or very personal information. Then aren't they responsible for keeping our very personal information from being hacked? It makes you think why we should trust these companies/people with our personal information when they can be hacked in 10 minutes, exposing everyone to problems.

[@anthonymartinez4307]

They knew that they had a serious problem and they kept inviting people in to entrapped them doesn’t that tell you the corrupt state Nevada is? Public safety is just out to target old allegations meanwhile they are skyrocketing in crime. This state is going to get hit at all angles that’s were the money is at! So much for discriminating street food vendors.

[@noahboat580]

I was expecting this hack to compromise more then some big hotels. In a place like LV you can really blackmail some well-known people, find some dirt

[@anthonymartinez4307]

The invoice of all these people hasn’t got to their home yet. Watch when they see that someone went on a shopping spree in Africa somewhere? Then reality will set in.

[@abhijitramin]

Good to know government if footing the bills to investigate issues with insecure IT systems of public companies. I would also like to call FBI help me find what went wrong when my credentials get stolen.

[@faraon2012]

I Say viva las vegas in Money laudering 😢 Please we all know how the casino business work 🎉

[@sleeping7003]

The fact that someone can do this 😮! I’m happy it’s these huge CASINOS! Charging for parking for locals is ridiculous. I hope all these casinos have a big headache each day

[@robertoddiaz7323]

I hope these casinos go bankrupt

[@craigslistbuslistingsofnor6494]

The cyber attack on MGM is truly remarkable. With three decades of experience in the field of Information Technology, it is not surprising that I anticipated such an event. The casinos, known for their unscrupulous practices, are subject to stringent regulations. This incident can be viewed as a classic case of one rogue outsmarting another, or, to put it differently, a pirate who loathes seeing another pirate with a larger bounty.

[@ryancasey919]

This comment 🏆🥇

[@Stonehopper1067HMG]

So many businessmen cheating on there spouses being exposed 😂

[@stevemorlock5366]

Or more likely, wives working part-time as Vegas hoes! 😆

[@anthonymartinez4307]

Exactly this isn’t just about mgm.

[@joegug4751]

It sounds crazy but maybe we should start kicking it old school. We got by just fine in the past without computers we could do it again. It was better back then anyhow

[@anthonymartinez4307]

The basics will always work.

[@juliaconley4398]

I started having problems when I was there. Sept. 3-7. Credit cards, casino comps, ATMs .I think it started before Sunday. To be truthful

[@anthonymartinez4307]

They cancelled that concert but they knew of the problem way before they just hide it ~ they know people won’t visit if they warn them. Imagine if Uber gets cancelled because they also get attacked? Or taxi? Or the airport? This is the lowest way to do business they don’t care if you loose all your credit or money? Run…..

[@elizabethcarrington5819]

They had to go “old school”. If the US was hit by an EMP we would all be so screwed.

[@anthonymartinez4307]

Nevada got used to being corrupted. Unconscious laws and unconstitutional. They practice deception practices wether illegal or not. This month they proved how dumb they really are, it’s what happens when they get used to being so corrupt. Stealing money from people overpriced on top of overpriced tax on tax ~ hey you brought all your enemies in and they took notes and found how weak you truly are. Thanks Nevada for dragging everyone with you…..

[@YAZZYUTUBE]

Why would a hotel need to have the guests social security number to begin with? Driver license I can see because they upload an image when you check in and credit card of course for billing.

[@fearingthecrabcat]

If you win over $1200 in a jackpot, they are required to report to the IRS.

[@bluelabel6444]

Social security for markers. For those who borrow money or uses a line of credit. Background check using ssn.

[@EASTCOASTNATURE]

Nice, news coverage a week later than when it actually began

[@sleeping7003]

There’s something BIG going to happen very soon! I know I’m not the only one who senses it !

[@chrism1895]

We are already at war with China Russia North Korea people need to wake up the future wars being played out in front of us

[@PRMermaid]

I have been thinking the same way for a little while now.

[@lameramera4809]

Correct

[@robertoddiaz7323]

Yes it is inevitable and unprecedented waiting to happen and I definitely agree with you bro

[@40KoopasWereHere]

This is gonna affect my vacation there mid-October... isn't it. 😖

[@Fullmetal3499]

Yea I was planning to go in December

[@roostercrws3x]

I was supposed to go Tuesday 😢

[@mwt5040]

I canceled as soon as I heard about the hacks. I'll spend my birthday at home I guess

[@hhch2]

Social Engineering at its best. *chef's kiss*

[@jennacyde2057]

Almost definitely, this was an inside job. I don't for 1 second think that somebody that worked at MGM didn't have any part of this.

[@merovingian688]

Other hotels are jacking up prices and I’m sure Airbnb will get in on the action.

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

There's literally a battle for Las Vegas Supremacy going on between MGM and Caesars.

[@LostintheHate]

Park MGM forever sealed the deal, tram to the bellagio cant be beat. Mgm

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

@@LostintheHate They will always try to outdo each other

[@liberatedwoman]

The bigger you get, it’s never enough. When they get so big that they lose sight of ethical business practices, they are addicted to outdoing their competitors beyond all reasonable and ethical business practices. Quantity over quality has ruined millions of companies.

[@USA__WILL]

Hopefully they bring back quarter slots again. I love those 😅

[@giohooe]

They still have them ! Look around I won 30-50 on the 30 cent bets on diamond slot machine

[@Mansikkacake]

yes I miss those actual coins coming from the slot machines. the sound, weight all those physical feeling.

[@cosmoreed3461]

If you know where to look, you can still find them in Vegas and other parts of Nevada

[@morphias-om7sb]

You mean the casino is running the old way?

[@congoballs9725]

Seems a little Oceans like to me

[@S68895]

This is terrible but i bet its only the begining. People are crazy nowdays 😢

[@Ffsdevgj]

Bummer!

[@NicholasNerios]

Poor internal security and staff information leaks.

[@Teddy31976]

Oh no😮

[@XroorX]

Ransom ware keeps hitting vegas will be a wasteland soon

[@aplusmerchant2281]

So are they coming out with a new Ocean’s movie?

[@DianeRoma1]

Perhaps now they will bring the jobs back to the states and stop outsourcing to other countries.

[@omidheidari4462]

Soon same happens to all the banks and financial institutions and we literally wouldn't be able to get money or access our accounts, hold cash on hand ppl

[@Anhedonis]

You’re never going to make an Ocean’s heist movie this way.

[@merovingian688]

FYI, free parking at MGM properties because the machines are down. MGM. won’t pay up like Caesars?

[@ericrodensky9806]

Why are all these slot machines hooked up to a network that can be accessed through the internet? That's insane! I visited Vegas back in the early 80's and it was never like that back then.

[@SpaceMonkey1937]

so i used to work at a casino so i can help explain. its on a network so it can receive updates remotely. also helps with accounting, gives immediate updates on the bookkeeping side as well.

[@jmr18p]

Idk why but stuff like this excites me. Maybe having a little bit of computer science/cybersecurity background. It's so annoying dealing with people/businesses who dont take cybersecurity seriously. this will be a great example to have them reference why every business no matter what size should look into protecting themselves

[@lifeisbeautiful7452]

The M in ATM is machine. Stop saying ATM Machines!

[@dmed312]

They probably could care less.

[@Anhedonis]

If there’s anything I’ve learned from my years working in the Department of Redundancy Department, and my doctorate PhD in Tautology, I’ve learned that ATM Machine fits my life just fine.

[@user-kt5wt5hf7u]

OMG 😳

[@JoseRuiz-vm8hr]

Why would you give your social security number to these hotels?

[@Brittzlynn]

When you win a handpay you have to for taxes

[@Wizardof]

RIP Mandalay Bay Mini Bar SENSORS. F that crap.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Kawayoporu]

I wish I could be in Las Vegas the second time and didn't do it 6 years ago.

[@philipsauers4987]

Didn't;t Amazon buy GM Properties? And Grand Prix reservations?

[@RoleyChiu]

They're analog players in a digital world.

[@SportsAutodidact]

Its bad enough that people lose money at these casinos and now tbeir personal information being sold to bad characters

[@vegasclubkid7693]

What is happening to my beautiful city!?😢😢

[@john_wick1]

best way to help people with gambling addiction!

[@MagnusPaul1976]

I think it is a case of hackers getting tired of all casinos worldwide, taking advantage of citizens of the world and robbing them of their hard-earned cash and dignity. I suspect that something like this will occur here in South Africa, in due course. I personally do not pity any casino that was cyber attacked or is going to get cyber attacked... Sorry, but that is just my thoughts on this.

[@anthonymartinez4307]

So what are these casino’s doing to help? They got people trapped. Why do you hide the fact they announced being open? Entrapment.

[@josephamesdacey6442]

Awesome

[@lisaverducci6326]

no shocker they have hit every state every state agency no shocker

[@falcon127]

BETTER CYBERSECURITY IS NEEDED! THEY HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY ON CYBERSECURITY! WILL THEY LEARN THEIR LESSON???

[@brendad940]

What is the point of this does anyone know?

[@elizabethcarrington5819]

Hackers demand ransoms to stop attacks. I’m sure the casinos capitulated with their demands. These types of hacks have hit industry, banking, city governments, and school districts. Power supply companies and nuclear facilities, and social media giants. By now we’ve all been hacked sadly.

[@bobsunflower1296]

Ever watched ocean 11 ? You. Need a diversion to get what you really after

[@victorburnett6329]

If hacker can take down casinos, who absolutely do not half-ass their security measures, they can take down some very big organizations, even the government.

[@danieldelacruz7305]

companies, hospitals and businesses don’t give a crap about this till it happens to them

[@jennacyde2057]

The next thing you know they'll be hacking into the homeland security pentagon

[@Itz_dynamicools]

I had no idea keplo was not bad and it was the scattered skulls forcing him to steal and hack

[@bananadude9642]

So what are the hotels that were cyberattacked?

[@branstark3557]

Not surprising

[@FireIsTheCIeanser]

bruh imagine owning a casino

[@anthonymartinez4307]

🪦 here used to be MGM~ NEVADA THOUGHT IT WAS ABOVE EVERYONE ~ brain dead state this isn’t as little as they claim the anniversary gift has shut the lights in Vegas.

[@richard1472]

Talk about waking a sleeping giant! These hackers have no idea who they're dealing with.

[@chrisdeguzman7795]

Facts🤦🏻‍♂️ Theyre gonna get a pleasant surpise from the mafia🤷‍♂️

[@richard1472]

@@chrisdeguzman7795 No, not the mafia, something much worse... Big business!

[@gasmith7486]

Exactly right!!

[@anthonymartinez4307]

Are you a Nevadan? That explains the thought process. Your state is a drunken mess ~ hence it’s been happening and instead of shutting down they stayed open sort of like the titanic playing music when the ship was sinking. It’s what happens when you become so corrupt and you think nothing can stop you. Just because you have advanced technology doesn’t mean the basics can’t work. Your casino mentality type people are clueless.

[@richard1472]

@@anthonymartinez4307 Just so you know, I live about two miles from the strip. I haven't been in a casino for at least 20 years, when I worked in one. Beyond the resort corridor, there's an actual city, along with a lot of other stuff.

[@luckyu521]

Casino now, next the US Military

[@leavemealone3997]

Wars are won by countries with the most money?

[@nitto420s]

👍👍 guess the house doesn't always win

[@jennacyde2057]

G, it's like how life used to be before all the technology. Go figure people panic and don't even know what to do with themselves more power doom. Shows how much we are too reliable on technology period

[@bairong9]

It doesnt take your gut or brainaic to see what this going to lead to. So yes prepare with actual psysical cash. And other isentzls

[@suki-.]

This is why big companies should be banned from collecting personal data.

[@catmi3068]

Criminals are everywhere!

[@greatestever7623]

Another test to force you to comply with whatever bullshit is coming

[@bidensucks6792]

I wonder if this is why the # of scam calls are down to 3-4 a day from 20-30 from weeks in the past ?

[@Crimepaysaskapolitician]

Hackers hit the jackpot 😂

[@anthonymartinez4307]

They been getting these places and they know it. Who’s next to have a full display of none working cheating slot machines.?

[@Deathwalker666666]

This is what you get for using old windows XP variants in modern systems.

[@ashleymoon633]

Here comes a company to solve all their problems. Hmmm. 🤔

[@les-tq2sn]

Can I bet on the Cowboys this weekend??

[@frankkopp4930]

the AI butler did it>>>???📴📴📴📴🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠

[@misterjza]

That guy says UH too much.

[@longlivetheking7134]

Ah yes, Vegas. The biggest scam ever

[@oknar67]

As predicted long time ago.

[@rustynail6819]

This is a test run, Banks are next. You better have cash on hand, or you're screwed!!

[@anthonymartinez4307]

This isn’t a test these people visiting will have a shock of their life’s at the end of the month once the invoice comes in😱

[@o0posh0o58]

CBDC's are going to be pain.... think cashless is pain now?.... wait for the CBDC's......

[@liberatedwoman]

Probably some relative of a person who committed suicide because they lost everything as an addicted gambler. Tv ads and celebrities who get paid to promote gambling are a disgrace. 😳😳😳🥶

[@anthonymartinez4307]

These people always brought in our enemies to take their money except they got so comfortable that the enemy learned its weakness ~ now the enemy went for the jugular and zero mercy……

[@liberatedwoman]

@@anthonymartinez4307 looks like it. 👍

[@ninja3502002]

Hmmm, wait a sec. Is it really a human hacker group or is it an AI hacker? Then again, pay attention to what is not said. What if the messager is entirely wrong?

[@user-xp1mg7wt1f]

🗽

[@dons3073]

Stay far away

[@maekuscrue4106]

Its BRICS....

[@jameswormsley460]

🙈🙈🙈

[@TheInspirationHub666]

Im learning Cybersecurity on 7 semester , any one want to hire me

[@ryancasey919]

Good thief’s robbing bad theirs, probably.

[@dkouch89]

I know this hacker is call the scatter skull and the spi Ninjus are trying to stop them and they are recruited more Spi spi ninjus

[@sb8404]

Didn’t they say the Russians did it

[@ihopeyoustaydead]

social engineering strikes again! people are always the weakest link when it comes to security.

[@aftermath20]

Proof that Chad fakes his videos, he clearly edited this video. This is different that Chad showed.

[@joelgamer356real]

But still they both got hacked

[@Shohagi_Khan]

@@joelgamer356real it’s fake it’s time you know that 😅

[@S68895]

Wonder if theyll make machines pay jackpots all at once for making them mad fo t not paying ransome. Ha ha 😂😂