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…
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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…
PA: Butler County Experienced Security Breach With Jail Employee Email
Tyler Friel reports: A cyber event last month may have affected the security of some information maintained by Butler County. County officials say they found out August 8th that an email account related to the County jail was sending unauthorized spam emails. Read more at Butler Radio.
MO: Cyberattack causes multiple court systems to shut down some public safety computer servers
Kelsey Landis reports: A cyberattack caused St. Louis County to shut down some computer systems used to look up court cases, issue charges and process people in custody at the jail, County Executive Sam Page said Tuesday. Police officers, jail officials, the county counselor, municipal court officials and the prosecuting attorney’s office all use the…