Teen Suspect Surrenders in 2023 Las Vegas Casino Cyberattack Case Casinoorg
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ppA teenage boy suspected of involvement in the 2023 cyberattacks that disrupted the two largest Las Vegas casino companies has surrendered to authorities according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department LVMPDpp ppThe suspect whose name has not been released due to his status as a minor is currently being held at the Clark County Juvenile Detention CenterppHe faces six felony chargesppAccording to police prosecutors from the Clark County District Attorneys Office seek to transfer his case to the criminal division where he would face the charges as an adultppThe arrest stems from a broader investigation led by the FBIs Las Vegas Cyber Task Force which includes LVMPD cyber investigators In November 2024 federal prosecutors indicted four men aged 20 to 23 in connection with similar cyber attacks though those charges were not formally linked to the MGM and Caesars incidentsppLVMPDs latest statement did not name MGM Resorts International or Caesars Entertainment directly instead referring to multiple Las Vegas casino properties targeted between August and October 2023ppCybersecurity experts have attributed the attacks to a loosely organized hacker group known as Scattered Spider which also operates under aliases such as Octo Tempest UNC3944 and 0ktapus3ppMGM reportedly refused to pay a ransom resulting in an estimated 100 million in losses and roughly 10 days of system outages affecting reservations slot machines room keys and websites Caesars in contrast was reported by the Wall street Journal to have paid 15 million of a 30 million ransom demand and experienced less operational disruptionpp pp ppYour email address will not be publishedppName email and comment will be stored in our databasepp Comment ppName ppEmail pp
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Posted on September 19 2025 0704h
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Last updated on September 24 2025 0942h
ppA teenage boy suspected of involvement in the 2023 cyberattacks that disrupted the two largest Las Vegas casino companies has surrendered to authorities according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department LVMPDpp ppThe suspect whose name has not been released due to his status as a minor is currently being held at the Clark County Juvenile Detention CenterppHe faces six felony chargesppAccording to police prosecutors from the Clark County District Attorneys Office seek to transfer his case to the criminal division where he would face the charges as an adultppThe arrest stems from a broader investigation led by the FBIs Las Vegas Cyber Task Force which includes LVMPD cyber investigators In November 2024 federal prosecutors indicted four men aged 20 to 23 in connection with similar cyber attacks though those charges were not formally linked to the MGM and Caesars incidentsppLVMPDs latest statement did not name MGM Resorts International or Caesars Entertainment directly instead referring to multiple Las Vegas casino properties targeted between August and October 2023ppCybersecurity experts have attributed the attacks to a loosely organized hacker group known as Scattered Spider which also operates under aliases such as Octo Tempest UNC3944 and 0ktapus3ppMGM reportedly refused to pay a ransom resulting in an estimated 100 million in losses and roughly 10 days of system outages affecting reservations slot machines room keys and websites Caesars in contrast was reported by the Wall street Journal to have paid 15 million of a 30 million ransom demand and experienced less operational disruptionpp pp ppYour email address will not be publishedppName email and comment will be stored in our databasepp Comment ppName ppEmail pp
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