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UK teen arrested in connection to MGM hack


The hack took place almost one year ago.

Police in the UK have arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with last year’s cyberattack on MGM Resorts, as reported by the BBC and 404 Media. Last September, ransomware hackers broke into MGM’s systems using social engineering techniques, bringing the company’s networks of hotels and casinos down for days. A report from Reuters last year said that the FBI was aware of the casino hackers six months before the breach and that the agency “struggled” to stop them, despite knowing the identities “of at least a dozen members.”

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