{"id":22895,"date":"2023-09-12T16:10:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T00:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/12\/news-16625\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T16:10:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T00:10:29","slug":"news-16625","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/12\/news-16625\/","title":{"rendered":"Major cyberattack leaves MGM Resorts reeling"},"content":{"rendered":"

A major incident impacting MGM Resorts has caused computer shutdowns all over the US<\/a>. The systems most impacted are tied to casinos and hotel computer systems. According to the AP, locations caught by this shutdown range from New York and Ohio to Michigan and Mississippi.<\/p>\n

At this point I’d link to the post on the company website explaining what’s occurred but at time of writing, the site tends to not load properly which is probably due to heavy traffic. When it does, it simply says that the MGM Resorts website is currently unavailable<\/a> and gives visitors a list of contact numbers. AP also mentions that other MGM websites have been replaced with “back soon” style pages while the clean up from the attack is no doubt still ongoing.<\/p>\n

At present, what’s available is a selection of posts<\/a> made to X (formerly Twitter) giving brief details<\/a> of the incident.<\/p>\n

This is what MGM Resorts has to say on the matter:<\/p>\n

\n

MGM Resorts recently identified a cybersecurity issue affecting some of the company’s systems. Promptly after detecting the issue, we quickly began an investigation with assistance from leading external cybersecurity experts.  We also notified law enforcement and took prompt action to protect our systems and data, including shutting down certain systems. Our investigation is ongoing, and we are working diligently to determine the nature and scope of the matter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n

pic.twitter.com\/nxIweGInsB<\/a><\/p>\n

— MGM Resorts (@MGMResortsIntl) September 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n