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    MGM hacked / all computer systems down.

    its bad. its really bad.

     
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    "Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky

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    "Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky

    "America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs

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    Is there any credible info that this really was a hacking?

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    Yup. It was a hacking.

    Article: https://www.sunherald.com/news/busin...279206199.html

    MGM Resorts recently identified a cybersecurity issue affecting some of the Company’s systems. Promptly after detecting the issue, we quickly began an investigation with assistance from leading external cybersecurity experts. We also notified law enforcement and took prompt action to protect our systems and data, including shutting down certain systems. Our investigation is ongoing, and we are working diligently to determine the nature and scope of the matter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
    Yup. It was a hacking.

    Article: https://www.sunherald.com/news/busin...279206199.html

    MGM Resorts recently identified a cybersecurity issue affecting some of the Company’s systems. Promptly after detecting the issue, we quickly began an investigation with assistance from leading external cybersecurity experts. We also notified law enforcement and took prompt action to protect our systems and data, including shutting down certain systems. Our investigation is ongoing, and we are working diligently to determine the nature and scope of the matter.
    MGM Cyber Hack, Ed Sheeran cancellation on Saturday due to shifting Audio Towers, Today is Sep 11, U2 in lockdown at the Sphere, prepping, 1 Oct anniversary coming, the bloody car race Nov 19th, Homeless everywhere, fees on top of fees...

    Sounds great, I'll start checking airfare prices...

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    MGM’s trash sports wagering app was unaffected

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    I was at Mandalay Bay last night enjoying the great Carlos Santana. Everything seemed fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jayjami View Post
    I was at Mandalay Bay last night enjoying the great Carlos Santana. Everything seemed fine.

     
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    "Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky

    "America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs

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    three words;


    buy the dip.
    "Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky

    "America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs

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    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...er-attack.html


    people cant get into their rooms because the key card system is offline.
    "Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky

    "America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs

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    Quote Originally Posted by sonatine View Post
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...er-attack.html


    people cant get into their rooms because the key card system is offline.

    MGM Resorts has about 48,000 rooms on The Las Vegas Strip



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    Has anyone heard from Mickey Crimm?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Jayjami View Post
    I was at Mandalay Bay last night enjoying the great Carlos Santana. Everything seemed fine.
    I loved reading this book when I was a kid. One day I was home from school sick with a cold or something and I read that book. Read the whole series

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    Sonantine is a hacker right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by NickyPipes View Post
    Sonantine is a hacker right?
    He was a white hat. Cyber security and cafeteria meal planner

     
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    As of about 9pm:

    The initial shutdown impacted nearly every aspect of the casino operator’s business. Reservation systems, booking systems, hotel electronic key card systems, and the casino floors were all apparently impacted by the outage.

    The company’s email systems were also apparently taken down in response to the cybersecurity issue, and have not yet come back online.

    The company said that as of Monday evening, their casino floors were back online. But the reservation systems that power their thousands of hotel rooms and the booking system that controls reservations for their restaurants are apparently still down, more than a day after the first reports of the incident began to circulate.
    https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/12/mgm-...em-outage.html


    Gigantic fail on MGM's part.

    They should have essential systems (such as electronic keys) which can run in an offline mode, just in case this sort of thing (or some outage) occurs. Same thing with the electronic ticket voucher system.

    And the fact that restaurants can't operate in a manual reservation mode is just LOL.

    Honestly, both the hotel reservation system and dining reservation system should also have an offline mode, where they operate away from the network using the last current data before being taken offline. That would still prevent new reservations for the hotel being made, but at least existing reservations would be usable, and the restaurants can operate manually like they did in the 2000s.

    They made everything too dependent upon this central system controlling everything, which is a huge mistake in cyber security.

    It would be like connecting all of your lights in your house to an app-controlled system, and then removing all of your manual light switches because you don't need them anymore. It's that stupid.

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    lots of spirited discourse re whose responsible.

    my best guess is lapsus$.
    "Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky

    "America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs

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