2023-09-14 22:22:01
The American casino and hotel group Caesars Entertainment has suffered a computer attack in which customer data has been stolen, although its activities have not been interrupted, according to AFP. The announcement comes two days after a similar one from MGM Resorts.
In a statement to the US stock market regulator (SEC), the Caesars group has explained that it identified “suspicious activity” on its network on an unspecified date and that it immediately activated its protocols to contain the attack.
“We have taken steps to ensure that the unauthorized actor deletes the stolen data, although we cannot guarantee the result,” he indicated, without providing further details.
According to the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal, the group paid half of the $30 million demanded by the hackers. For its part, the company, which has been contacted by AFP, has not responded.
However, in its statement it has assured that operations with its clients in casinos and in web applications “have not been affected.”
On Tuesday, MGM Resorts International announced in a brief press release that it had “a cybersecurity problem identified” that affected certain company systems, after which an investigation began.
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