The resort casino operator made a choice that might come back to haunt it and its Las Vegas rivals.
opted not to pay and the hackers brought down many of the resort casino operator's systems, not just on the Las Vegas Strip, but nationwide.
"Just like the FBI or any federal law enforcement agency will tell you, the best way to deal is not to pay. The more organizations pay, the more cybercriminals are going to keep doing it," she said. "At the end of the day, they’re criminals," she said."Considering that you know these are individuals who did this in the first place, are you really going to take their word for it? Because that’s all you have, and you’re assuming honor amongst thieves, which I think is always an iffy proposition."MGM was not only the victim of a cyberattack, it also brought down some of its systems to prevent them from being compromised.
The company posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. U.S. Eastern that its online-reservations system had been restored. MGM was still encouraging people to call or use their casino host to make reservations so as not to overwhelm the system.
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