Exclusive: Details of 10.6 million MGM hotel guests posted on a hacking forum

guest · Feb 19, 2020

Exclusive: Details of 10.6 million MGM hotel guests posted on a hacking forum
MGM Resorts said security incident took place last summer and notified impacted guests last year
February 19, 2020
https://www.zdnet.com/article/exclu...f-mgm-hotel-guests-posted-on-a-hacking-forum/

The personal details of more than 10.6 million users who stayed at MGM Resorts hotels have been published on a hacking forum this week.

Besides details for regular tourists and travelers, included in the leaked files are also personal and contact details for celebrities, tech CEOs, reporters, government officials, and employees at some of the world's largest tech companies.
WHAT WAS EXPOSED
According to our analysis, the MGM data dump that was shared today contains personal details for 10,683,188 former hotel guests.
Included in the leaked files are personal details such as full names, home addresses, phone numbers, emails, and dates of birth.

"Last summer, we discovered unauthorized access to a cloud server that contained a limited amount of information for certain previous guests of MGM Resorts," MGM told ZDNet.
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A POTENTIAL DANGER OF SIM SWAPPING AND SPEAR-PHISHING
However, while MGM's security incident went under the radar last year, the publication of this data dump on a very popular hacking forum this week has brought it to many hackers' attention.

The leaked data is a treasure trove for contact details for many high-profile users, working for big tech firms and governments all over the world.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, pop star Justin Bieber, and DHS and TSA officials are some of the big names Under the Breach spotted in the leaked files.
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guest · Feb 22, 2020

Lawsuit filed against MGM Resorts International over data breach
February 21, 2020
https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local...t-mgm-resorts-international-over-data-breach/

A lawsuit has been filed against MGM Resorts, following the news that the company experienced a data breach last summer. Florida law group “Morgan & Morgan” says MGM failed to protect the 10 million customers’ personal information, they say was compromised.

They also say the company tried to hide the breach from the public. MGM Resorts previously said the information stolen included driver’s license and passport information.
The company says it has hired two cybersecurity firms to investigate and help fix the breach.
Morgan & Morgan attorneys John Morgan and John Yanchunis released the following statement:

[...] MGM Resorts, a global hospitality and entertainment company with destinations around the world, we allege in our complaint, failed to safeguard over 10.6 million customers’ personal information, troublingly, appears to have worked to conceal the full measure of the security breach from the public. [...]
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Minimalist · Jul 14, 2020

Leaked Details of 142 Million MGM Hotel Guests Found for Sale on Dark Web

Last summer’s data leak at the hotel chain appears to be far more expansive than previously thought — or the credentials could come from a hack of DataViper.
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https://threatpost.com/leaked-details-142-million-mgm-hotel-guests

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