While MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment, both owners of casinos worth billions of dollars, investigated the intrusions, the hacker organization Scattered Spider claimed on Thursday that it had stolen six gigabytes of data from the firms’ computers.
A gang spokeswoman told Reuters through the messaging app Telegram that they have no plans to release the information to the public and would not comment on whether they have demanded ransom from the corporations.
An anonymous cybersecurity specialist who manages the malware sample repository “vx-underground” gave Reuters the group’s contact information. When asked how much information was compromised, neither Caesars nor MGM provided a statement.
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On Thursday, Caesars informed authorities that it had discovered on September 7 that hackers had stolen personal information, including “driver’s license numbers and/or social security numbers,” from a sizable portion of its loyalty program users. Caesars rebuffed Reuters’ request for comment after reports in Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal said the company had paid a ransom.
According to casino reviews and news sites, MGM previously stated it was collaborating with law enforcement to fix a “cybersecurity issue.”
Google’s Mandiant Intelligence calls the hacker group Scattered Spider (also known as UNC3944) one of the most disruptive in the United States.
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