MGM Resorts sued over data breach that possibly involved 10.6 million guests

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U.S. casino operator MGM Resorts International has been sued over a data breach last year, which the company confirmed earlier this week and which ...

U.S. casino operator MGM Resorts International has been sued over a data breach last year, which the company confirmed earlier this week and which reportedly involved details of over 10.6 million hotel guests.

The lawsuit was filed by law firm Morgan & Morgan, whose lawyer John Yanchunis has also represented some Yahoo users in a breach of 3 billion accounts between 2013 and 2016.MGM Resorts said on Thursday that last summer it"discovered unauthorized access to a cloud server that contained a limited amount of information for certain previous guests".

Technology website ZDNet reported that the personal details of more than 10.6 million guests who stayed at MGM Resorts hotels were published on a hacking forum this week.

 

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