The United States is known as a litigious society, so this was just a matter of time.
Five class action lawsuits have been filed against MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment for data breaches at their Las Vegas properties earlier this month.
The hotels were victims of cyber attacks in which the personal information of guests was compromised.
The lawsuits claim that personally identifiable information was compromised and the hotels were entrusted to use and keep that information secret.
Despite the ransom, there is no guarantee that the cyber attackers have not copied the information. The victims say that they believe that their information has already been sold on the dark web. The lawsuits claim that MGM and Caesars should have done a better job of protecting their identity.
“The PII (personally identifiable information) of individuals remains of high value to criminals, as evidenced by the prices they will pay through the dark web. Numerous sources cite dark web pricing for stolen identity credentials,” one of the lawsuits reads.
“For example, PII can be sold at a price ranging from $40 to $200. Criminals can also purchase access to entire company data breaches from $900 to $4,500.”
One of the lawsuits, filed just against Caesars Palace, claims “Caesars owed a duty to Plaintiffs and Class members to exercise reasonable care in safeguarding and protecting the PII in Caesars’s possession, custody, or control.”
The lawsuits seek monetary damages and an assurance that a similar incident will not happen in the future.
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