Caesars and MGM hackers extort and threaten violence as per Microsoft Security report

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A larger gang of cybercriminals known as "Octo Tempest," who are notorious for extorting and threatening victims with violence, is connected to "Scattered Spider," the cyber threat actors who recently broke into Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International.

According to a recent Microsoft Security report, Octo Tempest "leverages broad social engineering campaigns" to take advantage of technological weaknesses in organizations with the goal of getting paid. The strategy that caused havoc in MGM's US casino hotels last month and forced Caesars to pay a $15 million ransom is thought to have been social engineering.
 
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