The cybercriminals claiming credit for the attack, a group called “Scattered Spider,” have used similar social engineering tactics in the past to infiltrate firms via phone calls (a technique sometimes called vishing, short for “voice-call phishing”).Ĭasinos have a reputation for excellent security, but it seems that that security may be more focused on physical vulnerabilities than online ones, particularly if all it takes is a few short phone calls to infiltrate their computer networks. The hackers reportedly found an MGM employee’s information on LinkedIn, then called the company’s IT help desk and pretended to be that employee to reset their account credentials. The MGM attack itself, despite the grand slot machine–rigging aspirations of the perpetrators, was not particularly sophisticated or unusual. Nitish Pahwa So How Much Did Sam Bankman-Fried Pay Steph Curry and Larry David? We Found Out! Read More
