- Boyd Gaming suffered a cyber attack that compromised employee and individual data
- Commercial operations were not affected, but the details of the stolen data are still clear
- The company expects insurance to cover research, legal and regulatory costs
Boyd Gaming Corporation, a casino and hospitality company based in the United States, operational properties in multiple states, has confirmed the suffering of a cybernetic attack recently in which he lost confidential data of employees, as well as information about “other people.”
In a new 8-K form presented to the US stock and values commission. UU. (SEC), the company said it experienced a cyber “incident” in which unauthorized third parties accessed their IT system.
To address the attack, Boyd brought third -party cybersecurity experts and notified relevant government authorities and agencies.
No material impact
The subsequent research determined that the attack had no impact on its commercial properties or operations, but confirmed that “certain data” of the network were stolen, including “information about employees and a limited number of other people”, establishes the form.
“The company is notifying people impacted and will have or notify its various regulators and other government agencies as necessary.”
We do not know the nature of the files that were stolen, or how many people are affected by theft, but we have communicated with Boyd with more questions and we will update the article if we receive news.
Meanwhile, Boyd says he does not believe that the incident has a material effect on its financial condition or the results of the operations.
“The company maintains a comprehensive cybersecurity insurance policy, which we hope will cover the costs associated with the response to incidents and forensic investigations, as well as commercial interruptions, legal actions and regulatory fines, if there are, subject to policy and deductible limits,” he concluded.
The hospitality and casinos industry is among the most specific areas, with many high -profile cyber attacks in the sector, including a recent incident against Bragg, as well as the dispersed spider cybercrime crimes that reported several Las Vegas casinos in 2023.
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