In an 8-K form submitted late last week to the SEC, America's financial watchdog, Caesars – which owns more than 50 resorts and casinos in Las Vegas and 18 other US states – disclosed the theft of its customer database, which it blamed on 'a social engineering attack on an outsourced IT support vendor.'Ĭaesars declined to answer The Register's questions. It's also reported the arachnid crew hit both Caesars and MGM Resorts, though some reps for Scattered Spider, also known as 0ktapus, claimed they only hit MGM and had nothing to do with the Caesars raid. The admission comes as MGM Resorts enters its fourth day of inoperable IT systems and casinos following a 'cybersecurity issue.' Internet crime gang Scattered Spider, understood to be responsible for that intrusion, reportedly bragged that all it took to break into the corporation's networks was a ten-minute call with the help desk. Updated Casino giant Caesars Entertainment has confirmed miscreants stole a database containing customer info, including driver license and social security numbers for a 'significant number' of its loyalty program members, in a social engineering attack earlier this month.

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