Other companies use different names to follow the same threat actor: 0ktapus (Group-IB), UNC3944 (Mandiant), and Scatter Swine (Okta).
According to the company, a 10-minute conversation defeated a company worth $33,900,000,000.Ĭybersecurity companies are tracking the threat actor that breached MGM Resorts as Scattered Spider. ALPHV ransomware group compromised MGM Resorts by hopping on LinkedIn, finding an employee, and calling the Help Desk, according to the organization on Twitter. The ransomware group took control of MGM’s computer systems in just three steps, according to vx-underground. MGM Resorts International properties across the country were effectively shut down in 10 minutes using social engineering techniques. The BlackCat ransomware group, also known as APLHV, is behind the attack that disrupted MGM Resorts’ operations, forcing the company to shut down IT systems.īlackCat ransomware group claims to have infiltrated MGM’s infrastructure since Friday and encrypted nearly 100 ESXi hypervisors after the company took down its internal infrastructure.
