Wynn Resorts employee data stolen, attackers demand payment
Wynn Resorts confirmed that an external attacker had stolen employee data and launched an investigation. The attacker demanded about $1.5 million in bitcoin, and the company said its business and facility operations were not affected. A class action lawsuit over the data breach was also filed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Wynn Resorts
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Employee data stolen
- Cause / method
- Theft of employee data and extortion demand by an external attacker
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
Timeline
- It was reported that Wynn Resorts had confirmed an employee data breach and that a related class action lawsuit had been filed.
- It was reported that the company had launched an investigation, that the attacker had demanded about $1.5 million in bitcoin, and that the company said business and facility operations were unaffected.
- It was reported that the attacker had removed Wynn Resorts from its leak site.
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