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Amidst MGM, Caesar’s Incidents, Attackers Focus on Luxury Hotels

26

Sep

2023

Even as the effects of the show-stopping cyberattacks on MGM Grand and Caesars are still being felt, attackers continue to target the hospitality industry with an active phishing campaign aimed at spreading info-stealing malware. The offensive uses social-engineering tactics similar to the ones that ultimately crippled the resort-casinos this month. Read More

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Caesars Confirms Ransomware Payoff and Customer Data Breach

15

Sep

2023

Casino and hotel giant Caesars Entertainment is warning customers that their personal details were stolen in a recent hack attack. After successfully shaking down Caesars for a ransom, the same attackers are continuing to extort MGM Resorts, claiming to have crypto-locked its EXSi hypervisors. Both attacks by the Alphv ransomware group, which spun off from […]

Category Cyber-crime Malware Written by Databreachtoday 0 Comments

Why Criminals Keep Reusing Leaked Ransomware Builders

30

Aug

2023

When is a LockBit ransomware attack not actually a LockBit attack? Cyber defenders are reporting a profusion of attacks involving stolen or reused strains of ransomware. Blame a variety of factors, including law enforcement crackdowns on big-name brands, evolving ransomware business models and at least one case of a ransomware group leader with poor people […]

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