{"id":16867,"date":"2023-09-17T15:27:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T15:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namorgy.com\/blog\/?p=16867"},"modified":"2023-09-17T15:27:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T15:27:26","slug":"cause-of-mgm-casino-hack-was-social-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.namorgy.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/17\/cause-of-mgm-casino-hack-was-social-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Cause of MGM casino hack was Social Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hackers tied to Las Vegas attacks known for sweet-talking their way into company systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/kevin-collier-ncpn1110251\">Kevin Collier<\/a> @ NBC News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hackers who are believed to be behind a major cyberattack that has disrupted several casinos and hotels in Las Vegas are part of a small but prolific cybercrime clique whose members have also hit other major U.S. companies in the past year by talking their way into access to computer networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wendi Whitmore, a senior vice president at the cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks, said her company is investigating multiple breaches connected to the hacker group. 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