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lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Sep-2023 23:25:16 EDT lnxw48a1

Cybersecurity attacks on both Caesar's Resorts and MGM Casinos appear to have been social engineering attacks using the organizations' help desks. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mgm-resorts-hackers-broke-tricking-111102542.html

One of the things that too-short password expiration policies often cause, by making the help desk's password resetting function a frequently used function.
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1. MGM Resorts Hackers Broke In After Tricking IT Service Desk
  
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  (Bloomberg) -- The online attack that disrupted MGM Resorts International resorts and casinos across the country began with a social engineering breach of the company’s information technology help desk, according to a cybersecurity executive familiar with the investigation.Most Read from BloombergVegas’ Newest Resort Is a $3.7 Billion Palace, 23 Years in the MakingF-35 Debris Found After a $100 Million Fighter Jet Went MissingIndia, Canada Trade Diplomatic Blows Over Murder AllegationsTrudeau’s

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