Sergiu Gatlan reports: Caesars Entertainment, self-described as the largest U.S. casino chain with the most extensive loyalty program in the industry, says it paid a ransom to avoid the online leak of customer data stolen in a recent cyberattack. Caesars discovered on September 7th that the attackers stole its loyalty program database, which stores driver’s…
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Personal information of thousands of Sanford Health patients potentially compromised
Gretchen Hjelmstad reports: The imaging vendor Sanford Health uses for its mobile heart screen trucks, DMS Health Technologies, experienced a data security incident between March 27 and April 24, 2023. According to Sanford Health, patient information was potentially compromised including name, date of birth, date of service, physician name and exam type. Sanford Health is…
MGM and Caesars Hacked by Same Group in Span of a Few Weeks
William Turton, Christopher Palmeri, and Katrina Manson report: MGM Resorts International was hacked by the same group of attackers that breached Caesars Entertainment Inc. weeks earlier, according to four people familiar with the matter. The hackers demanded a ransom from MGM, according to two of the people. It wasn’t immediately clear how much ransom was requested or if…
Caesars Entertainment paid millions to hackers in attacks
Caesars Entertainment Inc. paid tens of millions of dollars to hackers who broke into the company’s systems in recent weeks and threatened to release the company’s data, according to two people familiar with the matter. Caesars is expected to disclose the cyberattack in a regulatory filing soon, the people said. The revelation of the alleged…
Chambersburg Area School District answers some questions about ransomware attack, won’t say if they paid hackers
A statement and FAQ by the Chambersburg Area School District, as shared by TriState Alert, appears below.The district offers its reasons (translation: excuses) for not answering the questions parents and the public really want to know: did the district pay ransom, and was personal information acquired by the attackers? Although the district did not name…
MGM Resorts incident: social engineering strikes again?
If the claims of someone in an AlphV (BlackCat) subgroup known for social engineering skills are true — and vx-underground believes their source is credible, then …. words fail: All ALPHV ransomware group did to compromise MGM Resorts was hop on LinkedIn, find an employee, then call the Help Desk. A company valued at $33,900,000,000…