A ransomware group called ALPHAV, also known as BlackCat, has taken credit for a massive cyber breach at MGM resorts, causing disruption to various functions including guest key cards, slot machines, and credit card transactions, while the company is working to resolve the issue.
Hotel and casino company Caesars Entertainment has confirmed that hackers stole a significant amount of customer data, including driver's license numbers and social security numbers, in a recent cyberattack. It is believed that the company has paid a ransom to try and ensure the stolen data is deleted. A separate data breach notice revealed that the cyberattack was caused by social engineering on an unnamed outside IT vendor. Caesars is the second hotel and casino company to be targeted in recent weeks, following MGM Resorts' reported "cybersecurity issue."
Sony is investigating a potential breach after a ransomware group claimed to have compromised the company's systems and threatened to sell stolen data.
A ransomware group claims to have compromised all Sony systems and is threatening to sell the data if a buyer isn't found by September 28th, 2023.
Sony is investigating a cyberattack after hackers claimed responsibility and leaked 3.14 GB of alleged data, while a different threat actor refuted the initial claims.
A new hacking group claims to have compromised Sony's systems and is selling the data after the company refused to pay, while another threat actor leaks the data and accuses the first group of being scammers.
Sony's game division has notified 6,800 current and former employees of a potential data breach in which personal information may have been exposed, resulting from a cyberattack on the company's MOVEit file transfer platform.
