Las Vegas casinos double violations: Scattered Spider and ALPHV Charged

The breach of two Las Vegas casino operators is drawing attention to hacking groups Scattered Spider and ALPHV.

The attacks on the MGM and Caesars resorts caused widespread disruption

Two groups of criminal hackers have been linked to attacks in recent weeks on two major Las Vegas hotel and casino operators, which left one struggling to resume operations and prompted the other to pay a multimillion-dollar ransom. .

Scattered Spider and ALPHV behind MGM and Caesars attacks

The attacks on MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment caused widespread disruptions at MGM properties and, according to a Wall Street Journal report, forced Caesars to pay about half of a $30 million ransom demand.

Investigations are still ongoing to identify the perpetrators of the attacks

It is not yet clear who is responsible for the attacks, but two hacking groups have been linked to the breaches: ALPHV and Scattered Spider. A person claiming to be a member of the latter group told CyberScoop that their group is responsible for the attack on MGM, but denied being responsible for the Caesars breach. Additionally, VX-Underground, a well-known online malware research repository, tweeted that a representative from ALPHV said it was responsible for the attack on MGM.