MGM will pay $45 million to settle data breach lawsuit
MGM Resorts International has agreed to pay $45 million to settle a lawsuit over data breaches that collectively exposed the personal information of 37 million customers. The case consolidated 22 class-action lawsuits filed over two security incidents: a data breach in 2019, and a ransomware attack in 2023.
Lawyers for the victims said in district court filings that both data breaches saw hackers access MGM’s systems and obtain identifiable customer data, including names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, and passport numbers. Further information was also stolen in the 2023 ransomware attack that shut down Las Vegas slot machines and ATMs, including driver’s license numbers, military ID numbers, and Social Security numbers.
The $45 million will be dispersed to those impacted by the breaches as $75, $50, or $20 payments through a tiered system based on what information a person had stolen. Victims who can provide documentation of further losses that resulted from having their information stolen in the breaches can claim up to $15,000.
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