'A company valued at $33,900,000,000,' the group added, 'was defeated by a 10-minute conversation.' But in a Tuesday post on X-formerly-Twitter, the malware registry vx-underground said that all the alleged perpetrators at a Russian-speaking ransomware group called ALPHV/BlackCat did was 'hop on LinkedIn, find an employee, then call the Help Desk.' This all in mind, you might imagine that the attack itself was incredibly sophisticated.

Regardless, MGM is the largest casino operator on Las Vegas' iconic strip that a black hat group was able to gain such extensive access to its operations - local outlet Fox5 News reported that guest room keys apparently stopped working, while casino patrons took to social media to announce that ATMs and slots had stopped working - is pretty shocking, especially considering the security-heavy business that it's in. Though its website is still inaccessible, the casino company has maintained that 'certain systems' were shut down immediately to protect its patron's privacy, and the FBI has since opened an investigation into what strongly appears to be a ransomware attack. On Monday, MGM Grand casinos across the US were forced to shut down after a mass cyberattack compromised the company's computer systems, granting bad actors access to casino and hotel operations in 'Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York and Ohio,' a casino rep confirmed to the Associated Press on Tuesday. 'A company valued at $33,900,000,000 was defeated by a 10-minute conversation.' Oceans Zero

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