MGM hotels and entertainment venues shut down due to hacker attacks, claiming to have "caused a loss of US $100 million in profits"

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Alejandro86 for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, October 6, according to foreign media fortune reports, MGM International Hotels Group (MGM Resorts International) revealed yesterday that the recent computer hacking attacks led to the shutdown of a number of services in its restaurants and entertainment venues, allegedly resulting in a profit loss of 100 million US dollars (CTOnews.com Note: currently about 731 million yuan).

▲ foreign media fortune, according to financial documents submitted by MGM recently, the company also generated about $10 million (currently about 73.1 million yuan) in technical advisory services and legal fees, but CTOnews.com found that MGM did not disclose details of the attack.

▲ source MGM reported that the accident began in early September, when MGM announced that it was performing the daily maintenance of digital key cards, but then the entertainment system broke down one after another, and the relevant hacker attacks eventually led to the shutdown of MGM's restaurants and entertainment venues, including room cards, ATM and slot machines. Booking or inquiry can only return to the traditional mode of phone calls.