MGM Resorts sued over data breach involving 10.6 million guest details
MGM Resorts International has been sued over a data breach last year, which the company confirmed earlier this week. The data breach reportedly involved details of over 10.6 million hotel guests.
The lawsuit was filed by law firm Morgan & Morgan, whose lawyer John Yanchunis has also represented some Yahoo users in a breach of 3 billion accounts between 2013 and 2016.
U.S. casino operator, MGM Resorts said that last summer it had discovered unauthorized access to a cloud server that contained a limited amount of information for certain previous guests. The majority of information exposed related to the names of guests and their phone numbers, without confirming the exact number of guests affected.
It has been reported that the personal details of more than 10.6 million guests who stayed at MGM Resorts hotels were published on a hacking forum this week. The details in the leaked files reportedly included information on celebrities, chief executives of technology companies, reporters and government officials.
According to the filing at the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, Morgan & Morgan filed its lawsuit as a “complaint for damages” and “injunctive relief”.
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