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pHotel and casino operator Boyd Gaming has disclosed a cyberattack to US regulators warning that hackers may have stolen personal information belonging to employees and other individualsppThe Las Vegasheadquartered revealed Tuesday that attackers breached its tech systems and removed certain data though it has not confirmed when the attack occurred or who was responsibleppBoyd Gaming confirmed that the compromised information included data related to employees and a limited number of other individuals It has not specified who these additional individuals are or provided details about the types of data stolenppMany data breach disclosures use the word limited when describing the impact on individuals information but organizations are known to play a little fast and loose with its definition ppFor the record the Oxford dictionary defines it as restricted in size amount or extent few small or shortppOne recent example was Aussie telco TPG Telecom saying the impact of a breach at subsidiary iiNet was limited and this referred to around 280000 customers email addressesppTransUnion also said limited personal information was affected for a very small percentage of US consumers in its recent breach disclosure which affected 45 millionppIn its Form 8K filing with the SEC Boyd Gaming went on to say that it does not expect the costs related to cleanup to have a material impact on its financial condition primarily due to it holding a comprehensive cybersecurity insurance policyppThis will cover costs associated with bringing in external digital forensics and incident response teams as well as legal action or regulatory fines JLR take noteppBoyd Gaming operates 27 sites across more than 10 US cities with most located in Las Vegas A further site is due to open in Norfolk Virginia in 2027ppIt employs around 16000 people and most recently posted annual revenues of 39 billion for 2024 ppSend us newsppThe Register Biting the hand that feeds ITpp
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