MGM Resorts subject of a cybersecurity incident

[bamberfishcake]

Why stop there?

Why not just convert MGM into barns, where prizes are guarded by Templars? Punters would walk in to the establishment bringing their gambling funds, such as, I dunno, chamber pots, bale, livestock etc

Maybe even spindles, if feeling particularly flush!

Jackpots would comprise of marrying one of the king's daughters, which could be traded for an alternative prize if unable to collect, say, a washtub or fancy hat?

That'll teach those f***ing hackers wouldn't it!

What hackers?! Good idea @goatwack

On a more serious note, which I feel I need to state after derailing the thread so much with my inspirational advances in cyber-security, has the rumour of a 2-mill payout been confirmed? Seems a dangerous game to play to give in to ransom demands.

 

[jasonuk]

When the mechanical safe is near-full, the croupiers walk the floor handing out a raffle ticket to each punter. Then, you get a machine that is full of numbered balls, a mechanical device, which spits out one ball. The winner of the progressive jackpot is the bettor with the matching ticket.

There you have it - an unhackable, efficient and effective way to offer a progressive jackpot, without running the risk of being hacked because it is tech-free.

Almost like you've missed the most hackable thing of all... the social engineers will love you! Which incidentally is how they got in - social engineered the help desk to get access to an identity account.

Jackpots would comprise of marrying one of the king's daughters, which could be traded for an alternative prize if unable to collect, say, a washtub or fancy hat?

Puts a new meaning to "not tonight Josephine" - but man, that washtub takes a double load, the maid will be so happy!

At least the colosseum will be more of a match-up than most boxing matches held in Vegas in the past decade ?

 

[jasonuk]

On a more serious note, which I feel I need to state after derailing the thread so much with my inspirational advances in cyber-security, has the rumour of a 2-mill payout been confirmed? Seems a dangerous game to play to give into ransom demands.

Not seeing any coverage of that yet - so either it's breaking news, or it's unverified. Caesars was rumoured to have paid $15m, or half of the demand.

 

[Webzcas]

In the CNN Video I posted on the previous page, it was alluded to in that broadcast that Caesars did indeed pay a ransom...

 

[goatwack]

Yes, I'd read about Caesars' payment a couple of weeks back, to prevent something similar

Not sure what precedent that sets, or if it's just a calculated business decision compared to the losses they would have incurred, but still.

You'd think these, of all places, would have near-foolproof cyber security set up, to allay incidents such as these. Or simply a business resting on its laurels not wanting to spend the necessary millions, seeing it as having been 'good enough'?

Was it also not the case that either the MGM or Caesars' cyber experts actually managed to make the situation worse, through a series of technical blunders? Don't know the full context, but one could say it turned out to be.....'costly'.....

 

[jasonuk]

You'd think these, of all places, would have near-foolproof cyber security set up, to allay incidents such as these. Or simply a business resting on its laurels not wanting to spend the necessary millions, seeing it as having been 'good enough'?

The problem is that you get into a realm where the cost of that extra few percent grows exponentially, same with software as a whole. Hobbyist software is cheap and cheerful, professional software costs a bit, business-critical software takes longer to develop and costs more, mission-critical (risk to life) takes an eternity to develop and costs a fortune.

The bad guys only have to succeed once, the good guys have to defend the fort every single time... it ultimately comes down to a numbers game.

Additionally, for every "step" you add here - it's a step your staff have to deal with as well as intruders... and you'll get to the point you won't just keep the bad guys out but you'll keep the good guys out too! Or your staff get tired of jumping through the extra hoops and start taking shortcuts (e.g. writing down passwords on post-it notes, as we've seen in the past).

 

[bamberfishcake]

Hmmm, Las Vegas, Caesars, Hackers.....Remind me, who are the bad guys and who are the good guys in this scenario? ?

 

[FroggyScream]

The conspiracy threads are going on about how the F35 that went down in South Carolina might have been hacked. Nation might get jittery in a hurry if glitches start spreading. .

 

[Webzcas]

Ah yes I heard that. The Full Spectrum Survival channel on YouTube covered that in the early hours. Brad was loving it, helping his grift no end lol

The reason they couldn't see it on radar, is because it is a STEALTH airframe LOLOLOL. Not because a Chinese or Russian hacker took over the controls and flew it to Beijing or Moscow ?

But they have subsequently found the debris field of where it ended it.

 

[deepsky2]

I was in Atlantic City when this went down. Checked in at Borgata in the MGM Tower last week on Tuesday night. Perhaps Sun and Mon was worst but not during our stay just couldn't use the app to check in. Slot machines were fine we had no issues.