The Las Vegas-based company said it has notified law enforcement and began an investigation with the help of external cybersecurity experts. In an emailed statement on Monday, the company said its casino gaming floors were “operational” and said it was working to resolve the outages.
The FBI has warned of the rise of threats against both physical and online casinos. after its chief executive officer and majority owner at the time, Sheldon Adelson, took an aggressive stance in a speech about the country’s nuclear program. In 2014, Iran waged a cyberattack against Las Vegas Sands Corp. MGM isn’t the first casino and resort to be targeted by hackers. The company took “prompt action to protect our systems and data, including shutting down certain systems,” it said in a statement posted on social media.Ī message on one of MGM’s websites Tuesday said the site “is currently unavailable.” The FBI in Las Vegas is aware of the incident and working with MGM Resorts, according to a spokesperson.Ī MGM spokesperson said the attack started Sunday night and affected properties companywide, with some slot machines taken offline and staff operating in “manual mode.” MGM Resorts, which is the largest casino operator on the Las Vegas Strip, disclosed the breach on Monday. (Bloomberg) - Many of MGM Resorts International’s websites remained down on Tuesday after a cyberattack that began two days earlier.
