According to an article at ZDNet, personal information from over 10.6 million MGM Resorts guests was posted on a hacking forum this week. ZDNet was able to confirm the information, which included names, addresses, phone numbers, and birthdays, was for people who had been guests at various MGM Resorts. MGM Resorts confirmed that they experienced a breach last summer and gave proper notification in accordance with state law. Not surprisingly, this looks like the first time that breach is in the mainstream media. While they claim no financial information or passwords were included, that doesn’t mean this information is not useful to hackers who had. If you got a notification from MGM Resorts about the breach, now is a good time to take stock of your data–check your credit report, make sure your passwords are secure in a password manager, etc. Time will tell whether this breach has wider implications.
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